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In mathematics, a geometric progression, also known as a geometric sequence, is a sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio.

For example, the sequence $2,6,18,54,...$is a geometric progression with common ratio 3.

The ration of $2^{nd}$term and first term is called the common ratio.

The sequence:$256,128,64,\mathrm{.....}$

Each term in a geometric sequence can be expressed in terms of the first term $a_1$and the common ratio $r$. Since each succeeding term is formulated from one or more previous terms, this is a recursive formula.

First-term$a_1=256$and the common ratio is:

$\begin{array}{c}r=\text{ â¶Ä‰}\frac{a_2}{a_1}\\ =\frac{128}{256}\\ =\frac{1}{2}\end{array}$

In order to calculate the next three terms of the geometric sequence substitute $n=4,5,6$and 256 for $a_1$into the formula $a_n=a_1{r}^{n−1}$.

Thus, next three terms of the sequence $256,128,64,\mathrm{.....}$ arelocalid="1647772115548" $32,\text{ â¶Ä‰}16,\text{ â¶Ä‰}8$.