Label each of the following as arithmetic, geometric, or neither and tell why.
{an} = 1, -2, 3, -4, 5, -6, 7, …
{bn} = 1, -2, 4, -8, 16, …
{cn}= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …
{dn}= 27, 18, 12, 8, 16/3, …
{en}= 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, …
{fn} = 10, 8, 6, 4, …
Answers:
- neither
- geometric
- arithmetic
- geometric
- geometric
- arithmetic