document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=336724>Question 336724</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the missing numbers to complete the pattern\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1,2,_, _, _, 32 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #241368 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=241368\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It appears that the numbers are doubling each time. Let's see if this is true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first term 1 doubles to 2. This is given.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second term 2 should double to 4. We'll assume this is true (for now)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The third term 4 should double to 8. We'll assume this is true (for now)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The fourth term 8 should double to 16. We'll assume this is true (for now)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The fifth term 16 should double to 32. Since this is also true, we can safely say that the sequence is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1,2,4,8,16,32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: Finding the missing numbers in a pattern/sequence usually involves guesswork and often there is no right answer (ie there is usually more than one way to fill out a sequence).\r<BR>\n" );
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