document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550500>Question 550500</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the next term in the sequence? 729, -243, 81, -27 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Common ratio: 729/(-243) = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "next term -27/-3 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "next term 9/-3 = -3<BR>\n" );
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