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Find the next 3 terms of the geometric sequence. Put commas between each number but no spaces Ex: 1,2,3.2,-4,8,-16, ...

Find the next 3 terms of the geometric sequence. Put commas between each number but-example-1

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The sequence is 2,-4,8,-16,....

Determine the common ratio of terms for the sequence.


\begin{gathered} r=-(4)/(2) \\ =-2 \end{gathered}

So every next term in the sequance is obtained by multiplication of -2.

Determine the next term to -16.


-16\cdot(-2)=32

Determine the next term to 32.


32\cdot(-2)=-64

Determine the next term to -64.


-64\cdot(-2)=128

So next three terms of the sequance is 32,-64,128.


32,-64,128

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