Given Are the First Three Terms of a Sequence That $\frac { 3 } { 1 } , \frac { 3 } { 4 } , \frac { 3 } { 16 }$

question 190

Multiple Choice

Given are the first three terms of a sequence that is geometric. Find a1 and r.
- $\frac { 3 } { 1 } , \frac { 3 } { 4 } , \frac { 3 } { 16 }$

• A) \(a _ { 1 } = \frac { 3 } { 1 } ; r = \frac { 1 } { 10 }\)
• B) \(\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } = \frac { 3 } { 1 } ; \mathrm { r } = \frac { 1 } { 4 }\)
• C) \(a _ { 1 } = \frac { 3 } { 1 } ; r = 4\)
• D) \(\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } = \frac { 3 } { 1 } ; \mathrm { r } = 10\)

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