Question

what are the next three terms in the sequence -6,5,16,27?

Answer 1

can you find the pattern? what happens each time to make it increase?

Answer 2

it seems to multiply?

Answer 3

this is an arithmetic sequence....it is not geometric....it adds

Answer 4

o ok. thanks I guess.

Answer 5

what is 5 - (-6).....and what is 16 - 5....and what is 27 - 16 ??? that is the number you want to find

Answer 6

common difference can be found by subtracting the first term from the second term
5 - (-6) = what ??

Answer 7

-1

Answer 8

no....5 - (-6) = 5 + 6 = 11
so the common difference between each number is 11
to find the next number...add 11

Answer 9

got it 38,49,60?

Answer 10

yep..thats it

Answer 11

Thanks for the assistance. I'm terrible at math really.