Question

What is the common ratio of the geometric sequence boleo ? -2,4,-8,16,-32

Answer 1

Remark

You can find the answer to that by dividing any 2 consecutive terms putting the right one in the numerator and the left one in the denominator.

Forumula

ratio = right/left

right = - 8

left = 4

ratio = -8/4

ratio = -2

Any two numbers would work.

ratio = - 32/16 = - 2