Explain the pattern 4/3, -2/3, -1/3, 1/6, 1/12, -1/24 The next number is -1/48 6, 3 3/4, 2 1/4, 1 1/4, 3/4, 3/4 The next number is 0 -5/2, -4, -7, -13, -25 Next number is -49 2/5, -3/5, 9/10, -27/20, 81/40, -243/80 Next number is 729/160 3/7, 8/4, 5/9, 7/11, 12/18 Next number is 9/13 30, 42, 74, 126, 198 Next number is 2810
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First series: the terms are generated by dividing alternatively by -2 then 2:

4/3÷(-2)=-2/3, -2/3÷2=-1/3, -1/3÷(-2)=1/6, 1/6÷2=1/12, 1/12÷(-2)=-1/24, -1/24÷2=-1/48, ...

Second series: reverse Fibonacci: subtract the second term from the first to get the next:

24/4-15/4=9/4, 15/4-9/4=6/4, 9-6/4=3/4, 6/4-3/4=3/4, 3/4-3/4=0 (the term 6/4, or 3/2, appears to be missing).

Third series: starting by subtracting 3/2 from the first time and doubling this to 3, then 6, and so on, we get successive terms: -5/2-3/2=-4, -4-3=-7, -7-6=-13, -13-12=-25, -25-24=-49, ...

Fourth series: geometric with common ratio -3/2, that is, each successive term is -3/2 times the previous term.

Fifth series: to get the next term, invert the fraction and add 1 to the numerator and denominator. I think the series should be:

3/7(→7/3)→8/4(→4/8)→5/9(→9/5)→10/6 (5/3)

(→6/10)→7/11(→11/7)→12/8 (not 12/18)(→8/12)→9/13

Sixth series: the difference between terms starts at 12, then increases by 20 to 32, 52, 72, making the next term 198+92=290 not 2810.

 

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