Determine the most probable next term in the sequence 486,162,54,18,6

2 answers:

7 0

It is a Geometric Progression with common ratio :
= 162/486 = 1/3

So, Next term would be: 6 * 1/3 = 2

In short, Your Answer would be 2

Hope this helps!

Sauron [17]3 years ago

7 0

Each number is the the prior number divided by 3 so next in the sequence would be 2

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Step A: Laws of indices

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Step D: Trigonometric formula for the cosine and sine of the sum of two numbers

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