Question

Can you find the next number in my sequence: \[\frac{5}{4},\frac{1}{9},\frac{-8}{10},\frac{-18}{2},...\]

Answer 1

Do you have any answer choices?

Answer 2

i made the question up for fun
(I will give a hint)
I purposely left the fractions like this for a reason (you know I didn't simplify on purpose! Don't simplify)

Answer 3

hmmm is that a geometric or arithmetic sequence ?? :P

Answer 4

neither

Answer 5

\[ \frac{top - bot}{top + bot} \]

Answer 6

lol

Answer 7

yeah

Answer 8

LO_OL

Answer 9

if i simplify those terms I think it would have been impossible to get

Answer 10

or nearly impossible

Answer 11

good job @phi

Answer 12

done ??

Answer 13

yes done
\[\frac{-18-2}{-18+2}\]
would be next term