Jonathan is reviewing his cell phone bill. When he gets to the text message part, he notices that he sent 28 text messages in January, 84 text messages in February, 252 text messages in March, and 756 text messages in April. What kind of sequence is this?Choices:(A) arithmetic(B) geometric(C) both(D) neither
Q. Jonathan is reviewing his cell phone bill. When he gets to the text message part, he notices that he sent 28 text messages in January, 84 text messages in February, 252 text messages in March, and 756 text messages in April. What kind of sequence is this?Choices:(A) arithmetic(B) geometric(C) both(D) neither
Sequence Numbers: Jonathan sent a different number of text messages each month.January: 28February: 84March: 252April: 756What is the sequence for the number of text messages?List the number of text messages in the given order.Sequence: 28,84,252,756
Consecutive Differences:28, 84, 252, 756Are the differences between consecutive terms equal?84−28=56252−84=168756−252=504The difference between each consecutive term is not the same.
Consecutive Ratios:28,84,252,756 Are the consecutive ratios of the sequence equal? 2884=384252=3252756=3 The ratio between each consecutive term is the same.
Sequence Type: The sequence has:no common difference.a common ratio of 3.What type of sequence is 28,84,252,756?Since the sequence has a common ratio, it is a geometric sequence.
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