How many terms are in the following sequence? 131072, ..., 8, 4, 2

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Bloudermilk · Answer 1 · 2020-12-31T08:49:18+0000

Answer:

17 terms

Explanation:

131072 = 2^17

8 = 2^3

4 = 2^2

2 = 2^1

Apparently, the sequence is powers of 2 from 17 down to 1, so there are 17 terms in the sequence.