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Math 10 Lesson 3.3 Geometric Means

The document explains geometric means as terms between two given terms in a geometric sequence, providing examples and formulas for finding mean proportions. It includes examples for calculating mean proportion and writing recursive and explicit formulas for geometric sequences. Additionally, it presents real-life problems to illustrate the application of these concepts.

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Math 10 Lesson 3.3 Geometric Means

The document explains geometric means as terms between two given terms in a geometric sequence, providing examples and formulas for finding mean proportions. It includes examples for calculating mean proportion and writing recursive and explicit formulas for geometric sequences. Additionally, it presents real-life problems to illustrate the application of these concepts.

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GEOMETRIC MEANS

Geometric means are the


terms between any two given
terms of a geometric sequence.
6, 12, 24, 48, 96
The terms between 6 and 96
are the geometric means.
MEAN PROPORTION
A term between any two given
terms of a geometric sequence is
called a geometric mean or more
specifically, mean proportion.
!! !# "
= (𝑎") = 𝑎#𝑎$
!" !!
𝑎" = ±√𝑎#𝑎$
EXAMPLE 7:
Find the mean proportional
between each pair of
numbers.
a. 3 and 12
b. -2 and -12
EXAMPLE 8:

Find three geometric


means between 32 and 1/8.
Writing the recursive formula
and explicit formula of a
geometric sequence
Recall: Rule of a Geometric Sequence

FACTORED FORM EXPONENTIAL FORM


(RECURSIVE FORM) (EXPLICIT FORM)
!"#
𝑎! = 𝑎!"# 𝑟 𝑎! = 𝑎# 𝑟
EXAMPLE 9:
Write a recursive rule and explicit
rule for each geometric sequence.

a. 7, -21, 63, -189,…


b. 80, 40, 20, 10,…
EXAMPLE 10:
Give the first 5 terms of each
geometric sequence.

𝒏"𝟏
a. 𝒂𝒏 = 𝟐(𝟑)
𝟏
b. 𝒂𝒏 = 𝟐 𝒂𝒏"𝟏
EXAMPLE 11: Real-Life Problem
Give the first 5 terms of each
geometric sequence.

a. 𝒂𝒏 = 𝟐(𝟑)𝒏"𝟏
𝟏
b. 𝒂𝒏 = 𝟐 𝒂𝒏"𝟏

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