SOLUTION: Use inductive reasoning to determine the next three numbers in the pattern: 1, 1/3, 1/9, 1/27,...

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Question 206264: Use inductive reasoning to determine the next three numbers in the pattern:
1, 1/3, 1/9, 1/27,...

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use inductive reasoning to determine the next three numbers in the pattern:
1, 1/3, 1/9, 1/27,...
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Each successive number is (1/3) times the previous number.
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(1/27)(1/3) = 1/81
(1/81)(1/3) = 1/243
(1/243)(1/3) = 1/729
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Cheers,
Stan H.