IB skill practice

Work with geometric sequences

Find terms and interpret repeated percentage or ratio change in geometric sequence contexts.

Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 1

Geometric series sum

A geometric sequence has \(u_1=4\), ratio \(r=2\), and \(6\) terms. Find the sum.

Worked practice: result and interpretation

Calculate the requested result first, then choose the interpretation that follows from it.