Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - Chapter 11 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 1081: 1

Answer

Neither geometric nor arithmetic.

Work Step by Step

We have: $a_n=\dfrac{n}{n+1}; n=1,2,3,4,5$ This implies $a_n=\dfrac{1}{2}, \dfrac{2}{3}, \dfrac{3}{4}, \dfrac{4}{5}, \dfrac{5}{6}$ We can see that the quotient of all consecutive terms does not remain constant, so we can say that the sequence is not a geometric sequence. For the sequence to be arithmetic, the difference of all consecutive terms must be constant but in the sequence the difference of all consecutive terms are not constant . So, it is not an arithmetic sequence. Hence, the sequence is neither geometric nor arithmetic.
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