The sequence is
.
The first term is
.
The nth term and the
th term of the sequence
are
and 
The ratio (r) = 
(Substitute r =
and
)
(Substitute r =
and
)
(Substitute r =
and
)
The ratio of successive terms is the nonzero constant
,
The sequence
is geometric with common ratio
.
The sequence ( bn ) is geometric with common ratio
.
First four terms are 