What is the next item in the sequence 1, 4, 16, 64 ,256?

1 Answer
Nov 2, 2016

256xx4=1024

Explanation:

Next item is determined by recognizing how the previous items are " "
calculated.
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1
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1xxcolor(blue)4=color(red)4
" "
color(red)4xxcolor(blue)4=color(purple)16
" "
color(purple)16xxcolor(blue)4=color(violet)64
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color(violet)64xxcolor(blue)4=color(orange)256
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color(orange)256xxcolor(blue)4=???
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The next item is color(orange)256xxcolor(blue)4=1024