65536, 256, 16, What is the next number?
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\(x_{1} =65536\\
x_{n+1} =\sqrt{ x_{n}}\\\\
x_{1}=65536\\
x_{2} =\sqrt{65536}=256\\
x_{3} =\sqrt{256}=16\\
x_{4} =\sqrt{16}=4\\
x_{5} =\sqrt{4}=2\\
x_{6} =\sqrt{2}\\
...\)
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The next number after 65536, 256, 16, is 4, 2.
\($x_{1}=65536$x_{n+1}=\sqrt{x_{n}}\\$x_{1}=65536\\$x_{2}=\sqrt{65536}=256\\$x_{3}=\sqrt{256}=16\\$x_{4}=\sqrt{16}=4\\$x_{5}=\sqrt{4}=2\\$x_{6}=\sqrt{2}$\)
No infinite sequence is determined purely by its first few terms.
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