document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176909>Question 176909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> for the sequence, describe the pattern, write the next term, and write a rule for the nth term. ( the x's are 1,2,3,4,5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) 3, 1, -1, -3, .....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) -3, -24, -81, -192, ..... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132067 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=132067\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1) Looks like you subtract 2 from the previous term to get the next term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or start at 3 and subtract 2 at each successive term.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5 would be the next term.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) Looks like each term is a product of the cubes with (-3) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-375 would be the next term.<BR>\n" );
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