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What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ?
Answer
32
Each number is doubled: 2×2=4, 4×2=8, 8×2=16, 16×2=32. This is a geometric sequence. Sequences appear throughout mathematics, computer science, finance (compound interest), and natural phenomena (population growth, decay).
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A paper folded in half doubles in thickness each time. Fold it 7 times and it's as thick as a notebook; 42 folds reaches the moon (geometric sequences at work).
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