Asked by sh

What is the common ratio in the following geometric sequence?

2, 12 , 18 , 132 , . . .

(1 point)
Responses

14
Start Fraction 1 over 4 End Fraction

4
4

12
Start Fraction 1 over 2 End Fraction

−1.5
negative 1.5

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Compute successive ratios: 12/2 = 6, 18/12 = 1.5, 132/18 = 132÷18 = 22/3 ≈ 7.333. They are not equal, so the terms do not form a geometric sequence — there is no single common ratio.