A. Instructions: Underline the words/letter in the parenthesis that will make the entire statement true. 1. A geometric sequence is a sequence wherein each term after the first is obtained by ( , ) the preceding term by the common ratio. 2. The common ratio is denoted by the variable ( , ). 3. The common ratio can be obtained by dividing a term by the term ( , ) it. 4. The general rule for solving the nth term of a geometric sequence is = ( − , − ) . 5. In the formula, 1 stands for the ( , ) term in the sequence.