document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119432>Question 1119432</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> use inductive reasoning to predict the next number in the sequence <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,-1/2,1/4,-1/8,1/16 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1,-1/2,1/4,-1/8,1/16 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each successive number is -1/2 times its previous number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: (1/16)*(-1/2) = -1/32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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