Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321825535
ISBN 13: 978-0-32182-553-7

Appendix: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning - Appendix Exercises - Page A-5: 7

Answer

243

Work Step by Step

We are given the sequence $1, 4, 16, 64...$ Starting at 1, the pattern of this sequence is to multiply each subsequent term by 3. For example, $1\times3=3$ and $3\times3=9$. Therefore, the next number in this sequence is $81\times3=243$.
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