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The missing sequence (I tried to many times not getting it)

The missing sequence (I tried to many times not getting it)-example-1

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Missing term in the sequence = 36

Step-by-step explanation

Looking at the sequence, we can see that it is a geometric progression.

And the general form for the nth term of an geometric progression is

aₙ = a (rⁿ⁻¹)

where

aₙ = nth term = 3rd term

a = first term = 4

n = number of terms = 3

r = common ratio = ratio of consecitive terms = (second term)/(first term) = (fifth term)/(fourth term) = (12/4) = (324/108) = 3

For the third term now,

aₙ = a (rⁿ⁻¹)

a₃ = 4 (3³⁻¹)

a₃ = 4 (3²)

a₃ = 4 (9)

a₃ = 36

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