CBSE Class 7 Mathematics Question 7 of 11

Number Play — Question 7

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Two consecutive numbers in the Virahanka sequence are 987 and 1597. What are the next 2 numbers in the sequence? What are the previous 2 numbers in the sequence?
Answer

The given numbers are 987 and 1597. In the Virahanka sequence, each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers. The next two numbers are: 987 + 1597 = 2584 1597 + 2584 = 4181 The previous two numbers are: 1597 – 987 = 610 987 – 610 = 377 The sequence is …..,377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181,…..