Find the First Term and the Common Ratio for the Geometric

question 7

Multiple Choice

Find the first term and the common ratio for the geometric sequence. Round approximations to the nearest hundredth.
- $$a _ { 2 } = - 25.2 \text {, a5 } = 69.15$$

• A) \(\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } = - 25.2 , \mathrm { r } = - 1.4\)
• B) \(\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } = 18 , \mathrm { r } = - 0.71\)
• C) \(\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } = 18 , \mathrm { r } = - 1.4\)
• D) \(\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } = 69.15 , \mathrm { r } = - 0.71\)

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