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Identify the pattern for the following sequence. Find the next three terms in the sequence. -1, 3,-9, 27, a. Multiply by 3; 81, 243, 729 b. Multiply by -3; -81, 243, -729 C. Multiply by -3; 81, 243, 729
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Identify the pattern for the following sequence. Find the next three terms in the sequence.

-1, 3,-9, 27,
a. Multiply by 3; 81, 243, 729
b. Multiply by -3; -81, 243, -729
C. Multiply by -3; 81, 243, 729
d. Multiply by 3; -81, -243, -729

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answer is b

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User Daniel Stoyanoff
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The answer is B.

-9/3= -3, which means that each number is getting multiples by -3. Therefore, we can eliminate A and D. 27•-3=-81, so we can eliminate C. We are left with B, and we can check this by making sure that each number is correctly multiplied by -3.
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