Step 1 :The sequence is \(12,9,6,3, \ldots\)
Step 2 :To determine if a sequence is geometric, we need to check if the ratio between consecutive terms is constant.
Step 3 :The ratio between the second and the first term is \(\frac{9}{12} = 0.75\)
Step 4 :The ratio between the third and the second term is \(\frac{6}{9} = 0.67\)
Step 5 :Since the ratios are not the same, the sequence is not geometric.
Step 6 :\(\boxed{\text{Not geometric}}\)
Step 7 :The sequence is \(-2,-8,-32,-128, \ldots\)
Step 8 :The ratio between the second and the first term is \(\frac{-8}{-2} = 4\)
Step 9 :The ratio between the third and the second term is \(\frac{-32}{-8} = 4\)
Step 10 :Since the ratios are the same, the sequence is geometric and the common ratio is \(r = 4\)
Step 11 :\(\boxed{\text{Geometric, } r = 4}\)
Step 12 :The sequence is \(400,200,100,50, \ldots\)
Step 13 :The ratio between the second and the first term is \(\frac{200}{400} = 0.5\)
Step 14 :The ratio between the third and the second term is \(\frac{100}{200} = 0.5\)
Step 15 :Since the ratios are the same, the sequence is geometric and the common ratio is \(r = 0.5\)
Step 16 :\(\boxed{\text{Geometric, } r = 0.5}\)