Three consecutive terms of a geometric progression are give as n - 2, n and n + 3. Find the common ratio

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2020 Subject: General Mathematics

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Three consecutive terms of a geometric progression are give as n - 2, n and n + 3. Find the common ratio 
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hn−2=n+3n h n − 2 = n + 3 n

n2 2  = (n + 3) (n - 2) 

n2 2  = n2 2  + n - 6

n2 2  + n - 6 - n2 2  = 0

n - 6 = 0

n = 6

Common ratio: nn−2=66−2=64 n n − 2 = 6 6 − 2 = 6 4  = 32 3 2  

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