SOLUTION: find the missing terms for the geometric sequence ..., 4, ___, ___, 108, ...

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Question 1181077: find the missing terms for the geometric sequence
..., 4, ___, ___, 108, ...

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find the missing terms for the geometric sequence
..., 4, ___, ___, 108, ...

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    108 = 4*r^3


    r^3 = 108%2F4 = 27

    
    r = root%283%2C27%29 = 3.



The missing terms are  4*3 = 12  and  12*3 = 36.



ANSWER.  The missing terms are 12 and 36.


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