SOLUTION: what is the next term in the sequence? 729, -243, 81, -27

Question 550500: what is the next term in the sequence? 729, -243, 81, -27
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You're dividing by -3 each time, so the next term is -27/(-3) = 9
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what is the next term in the sequence? 729, -243, 81, -27
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Common ratio: 729/(-243) = -3
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next term -27/-3 = 9
next term 9/-3 = -3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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