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What are the next two terms of the following sequence? -2, 4, -8, 16, ...

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devishri1977

Answer:

-32 , 64

Step-by-step explanation:

Geometric sequence

This is a geometric sequaence and each term is obtatained by multiplying the previous number with the common ratio 'r'

          [tex]\sf \boxed{r = \dfrac{second \ term }{first \ term}}[/tex]

[tex]\sf r =\dfrac{4}{(-2)}[/tex]

r = -2

The next two terms ,

   Fifth term = 16 *(-2) = -32

  Sixth term  = (-32) * (-2) = 64

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[tex]\blue{\textsf{\textbf{\underline{\underline{Question:-}}}}[/tex]

           What are the next two terms of the following sequence?

[tex]\blue{\textsf{\textbf{\underline{\underline{Answer:-}}}}[/tex]

The next two terms are -32 and 64.

[tex]\blue{\textsf{\textbf{\underline{\underline{How to Solve:-}}}}[/tex]

                First of all, let's identify what kind of sequence this is.

The two main types of sequences are:

  • [tex]\textsf{Arithmetic.}[/tex] This is where we add/subtract the same number to get to the following term.
  • [tex]\textsf{Geometric.}[/tex] This is where we multiply/divide by the same number to get to the next term.

In the given sequence, we use multiplication, so we're dealing with a [tex]\textit{geometric sequence}[/tex].

In order to get to the next term, we multiply by -2.

So in order to find the next two terms of the sequence, we take the previous term and multiply it by -2 as follows:

16•(-2)=-32

We've found the 5th term of the geometic sequence.

Now let's find the 6th:

-32•(-2)=64 (the product of a negative and a negative results in a positive)

Summary of Final Answer:-

The next two terms in the sequence are -32 and 64.

Good luck.

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