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decimal sequence (Posted on 2004-11-30)

Find the next three in the sequence: 0.3333..., 0.3, 0.252525..., 0.222..., 0.2, 0.131313..., ?, ?, ?

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The nth term in the sequence is the number 1/3 written in base (11-n). So the next three terms are:

0.111...
0.1
0.010101...

Posted by David Shin on 2004-11-30 18:09:46

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