Examine the following sequence closely and answer the question that follows.
`RK59#B2%*E?A8L14SV7!C6N@H13&D`
Determine the next term in the series: `5#2`, `*?8`, ` 4V, _____`
- AH6#
- B!6@
- CH1&
- DL8$
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The terms are constructed by selecting a starting character from the master sequence and taking every alternate character (skipping exactly one element in between):
*
* ` \rightarrow, skip 1, take 4, skip S, take V.
Following the same logic, after skipping 7, the next term must start with
* Take
*
5#2 Take 5, skip 9, take #, skip B, take 2.?8 Take *, skip E, take ?, skip A, take 8.* ` \rightarrow, skip 1, take 4, skip S, take V.
Following the same logic, after skipping 7, the next term must start with
!:* Take
!, skip C, take 6, skip N, take @ !6@.