SOLUTION: What is the tenth term of this sequence and the next three terms 81,54,36,24,_,_,_ A10=

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Question 1142261: What is the tenth term of this sequence and the next three terms
81,54,36,24,_,_,_
A10=
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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common ratio is 2%2F3. Use that.
Geometric Progression

Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Actually, it is impossible to answer the question as it is presented.

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.

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.

So the subsequent numbers in the sequence could be anything -- making it of course impossible to answer the questions....