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PATTERNS, FUR1 2007 VCAA 7 MC

The first term, `t_1`, of a geometric sequence is positive.

The common ratio of this sequence is negative.

A graph that could represent the first five terms of this sequence is

patterns 2007 VCAA 7mci

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`E`

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`text(General terms are)\ \ \ a, ar, ar^2, …`

`text(By elimination,)`

`a >0,\  text(Eliminate D.)`

`r<0,\ \ text(terms will alternate between positive and)`

`text(negative. Eliminate A, B and C.`

`rArr E`

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