document.write( "Question 1079881: 8,9.4,13.6,26.2,64,__ How to solve this question please can you help me .. \n" ); document.write( "

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8,9.4,13.6,26.2,64,__
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document.write( "We find the sequence of differences \r\n" );
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document.write( "  9.4- 8   =  1.4\r\n" );
document.write( " 13.6- 9.4 =  4.2\r\n" );
document.write( " 26.2-13.6 = 12.6\r\n" );
document.write( " 64  -26.2 = 37.8\r\n" );
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document.write( "We observe that each of those differences is 3 times \r\n" );
document.write( "the preceding difference, so the next difference\r\n" );
document.write( "would be 3 times 37.8 or 113.4.  If the next term is \r\n" );
document.write( "x, then\r\n" );
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document.write( "  9.4- 8   =   1.4\r\n" );
document.write( " 13.6- 9.4 =   4.2\r\n" );
document.write( " 26.2-13.6 =  12.6\r\n" );
document.write( " 64  -26.2 =  37.8\r\n" );
document.write( "  x - 64   = 113.4\r\n" );
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document.write( "So solving for x,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x - 64 = 113.4 \r\n" );
document.write( "         x = 177.4 \r\n" );
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