document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1142261>Question 1142261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the tenth term of this sequence and the next three terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "81,54,36,24,_,_,_<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Actually, it is impossible to answer the question as it is presented.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Although the given first four terms form a geometric sequence with common ratio 2/3, it is BAD MATHEMATICS to assume any information about a problem that is not given.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the problem doesn't tell us that the sequence is geometric, we can't assume it is just because the first four terms make it look geometric.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the subsequent numbers in the sequence could be anything -- making it of course impossible to answer the questions.... </SPAN>\n" );
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