GeminiHeat wrote:
In a geometric sequence, each term is a constant multiple of the preceding one. What is the sum of the first four numbers in a geometric sequence whose second number is 4 and whose third number is 6?
(A) 16
(B) 19
(C) 2212
(D) 2123
(E) 20
Since the ratio between successive numbers in a geometric sequence is always the same, use the numbers given in the problem to figure out what that ratio is.
64=1.5 so each number in the sequence is 1.5 times the previous number.
The first number is
41.5 or
4(3/2)=4∗23=83The last number is 6*1.5 = 9
So the sum of all four numbers is:
83+4+6+9=2123Answer: D