169,473 views
24 votes
24 votes
write the next three terms and write a rule to discribe the number pattern. 0.57 , 0.66 , 0.75 , 0.84

User Colddie
by
2.9k points

1 Answer

25 votes
25 votes

Answer

Next three terms are 0.93, 1.02, 1.21

nth term = 0.48 + 0.09n

Step-by-step explanation

The number pattern given is

0.57, 0.66, 0.75, 0.84

We can see that there is a regular or common difference between the terms.

Common difference = (Next term) - (Previous term)

We can use any two consecutive terms to obtain the common difference.

Common difference

= 0.66 - 0.57

= 0.75 - 0.66

= 0.84 - 0.75

= 0.09

The next three terms can then be obtained by adding 0.09 to terms.

Fifth term = 0.84 + 0.09 = 0.93

Sixth term = 0.93 + 0.09 = 1.02

Seventh term = 1.02 + 0.09 = 1.21

And the rule for this number pattern will be

nth term = First term + (n - 1) (Common difference)

First term = 0.57

Common difference = 0.09

nth term = 0.57 + (n - 1) (0.09)

nth term = 0.57 + 0.09n - 0.09

nth term = 0.57 - 0.09 + 0.09n

nth term = 0.48 + 0.09n

Hope this Helps!!!

User Chung Nguyen
by
2.7k points