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What is the 6th term in the sequence below?
4,-8, 16, -32,

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Answer:

−128

Explanation:

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Assuming the pattern continues...

Answer:


128

Explanation:

We see that this is a geometric series with common ratio
-2.

So, the 6th term is the 4th term times
(-2)^2=2^2=4.

So, the answer is
4(-32)=\boxed{128} and we're done!

Note:

The closed form for this geometric series is
4*(-2)^(n-1), which means the nth term is always
4*(-2)^(n-1).

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