Question

in a geometric sequence the first term is 48 and the fifth term is 3-Find the first 5 terms

Answer 1

a = 48
term(5) = ar^4
3 = 48r^4
r^4 = 1/16
r = ± 1/2

sequence is
48 24 12 6 3 ...
or
48 - 24 12 -6 3 ...