For the following geometric sequence find the recursive formula and the 5th term in the sequence. In your final answer, include all of your work.

Question

For the following geometric sequence find the recursive formula and the 5th term in the sequence. In your final answer, include all of your work.
{-4, 12, -36, ...}

Steve · Answer

to find the common ratio, just divide any term by the one before it. Then you have the formula A(n+1) = A(n)*r Then you can use that to find the next two terms...