Not 100% sure this is correct but this seems correct.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The first step to solving this problem is verifying if this sequence is an arithmetic sequence or a geometric sequence.
This sequence is arithmetic if:

We have that:




This is not an arithmetic sequence.
This sequence is geometric if:




This is a geometric sequence, in which:
The first term is 40, so 
The common ratio is
, so
.
We have that:

The 10th term is
. So:



Simplifying by 4, we have:

1. 4.374
2. 52.64
3. 840.5
The answer is: " (x² − 3) " .
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Explanation:
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Given: 3x² <span>− 9x ; factor out a "3x" ;
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</span>→ 3x (x² − 3) ;
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The answer is: " (x² − 3) " .
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