Complete the following sequence of numbers. Answer: \frac{1}{2}, ( ), \frac{1}{4}, \frac{1}{8}, ( ), -\frac{1}{8}, ...
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We can see that the difference between the numbers is increasing by 1 each time. So, the missing number should be 3. Show more…
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