class opener:

Class Opener:For the given sequence: 3,12,48,192… find the indicated term:1. 5th term 2. 14th term 3. nth term

Find for a geometric sequence with the given terms.

Geometric MeanYou can find the geometric mean of any two

positive numbers by taking the positive square root of the product of the two numbers.

Find the Geometric Mean

1.20,____,80

2.28,_____,5103

Work Groups:

Need Help: Pg. 217 – 221

Kind of Understand: Pg. 521

I Got This: Pg. 522 and Word Problems Page

Word Problem Practice:Split into groups of 2

Work together to solve the word problems passed out from yesterday.

Exit Slip:Suppose a balloon is filled with 5000 of helium. It then loses one fourth of its helium each day.

a. Write the geometric sequence that shows the amount of helium in the balloon at the start of each day for five days.

b. What is the common ratio of the sequence?c. How much helium will be left in the balloon at

the start of the tenth day.

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