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Answer:
r = -8
Step-by-step explanation:
The terms of a geometric sequence have a common ratio, so we have ...
[tex]\dfrac{r+4}{r}=\dfrac{r+6}{r+4}\\\\1+\dfrac{4}{r}=1+\dfrac{2}{r+4}\\\\4(r+4)=2(r)\qquad\text{subtract 1, cross multiply}\\\\2r=-16\qquad\text{subtract $2r+16$}\\\\\boxed{r=-8}\qquad\text{divide by $2$}[/tex]
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Then the terms of the sequence are ...
-8, -4, -2, ...
and the common ratio is 1/2.
