Question

What is the first term of the geometric sequence below?

__4, 8, 16, 32, ...
A. 2
B. 0
D. 1

Answer 1

A. 2

Explanation:

The common ratio between the terms listed is 2. Each term is being multiplied by 2, so to find the first term, you have to divide the first term listed by 2.

4/2 = 2

Answer 2

2

Explanation:

The common ratio is

8/4 = 2

Take the second term and divide by the common ratio to get the first term

Take 4 /2 = 2

The first term is 2