16,-4,1,-1/4,..?

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Problem: 16,-4,1,-1/4,..?
what is the next term in the geometric sequence?

Each term is found by dividing the previous term
by -4.

16/-4 = -4
-4/-4 = 1
1/-4 = -1/4
(-1/4)/-4 = 1/16

 

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