Geometric sequences
Learn with an example
👉 Type the missing number in this sequence:
3, 9, ______ , 81, 243, 729
First, look for a pattern. Notice how each number is 3 times the previous number:
3, 9, __, 81, 243, 729
Multiply 9 by 3 to find the missing number:
9 × 3 = 27
To make the pattern complete, the number 27 must go in the blank space.
👉 Type the missing number in this sequence:
1, 10, 100, ______ , 10,000, 100,000
First, look for a pattern. Notice how each number is 10 times the previous number:
1, 10, 100, __, 10,000, 100,000
Multiply 100 by 10 to find the missing number:
100 × 10 = 1,000
To make the pattern complete, the number 1,000 must go in the blank space.
👉 Type the missing number in this sequence:
1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, _______
First, look for a pattern. Notice how each number is 10 times the previous number:
1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, __
Multiply 10,000 by 10 to find the missing number:
10,000 × 10 = 100,000
To make the pattern complete, the number 100,000 must go in the blank space.
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