SOLUTION: use inductive reasoning to predict the next number in the sequence 1,-1/2,1/4,-1/8,1/16

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Question 1119432: use inductive reasoning to predict the next number in the sequence
1,-1/2,1/4,-1/8,1/16
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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use inductive reasoning to predict the next number in the sequence
1,-1/2,1/4,-1/8,1/16
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Each successive number is -1/2 times its previous number.
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Ans: (1/16)*(-1/2) = -1/32
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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