What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?
TAW VCY XEA ZGC ?
Decoding the Alphabetical Series Pattern
The question asks us to identify the pattern in the given English alphabetical series and find the missing term represented by the question mark (?). The series is: TAW VCY XEA ZGC ?
To solve this, we can break down the series into three separate sequences, one for each position in the three-letter terms:
- First letters: T, V, X, Z, ?
- Second letters: A, C, E, G, ?
- Third letters: W, Y, A, C, ?
Analyzing the First Letter Sequence
Let's look at the positions of the first letters in the English alphabet:
- T is the 20th letter.
- V is the 22nd letter.
- X is the 24th letter.
- Z is the 26th letter.
The pattern here is adding 2 to the position of the previous letter: $20 + 2 = 22$, $22 + 2 = 24$, $24 + 2 = 26$.
To find the next letter, we continue the pattern: $26 + 2 = 28$. Since there are only 26 letters in the alphabet, we wrap around. The 28th position corresponds to the $28 - 26 = 2$nd letter, which is B.
Analyzing the Second Letter Sequence
Now, let's examine the second letters and their positions:
- A is the 1st letter.
- C is the 3rd letter.
- E is the 5th letter.
- G is the 7th letter.
The pattern is again adding 2 to the position of the previous letter: $1 + 2 = 3$, $3 + 2 = 5$, $5 + 2 = 7$.
Following this pattern, the next letter's position is $7 + 2 = 9$. The 9th letter of the alphabet is I.
Analyzing the Third Letter Sequence
Finally, let's analyze the third letters:
- W is the 23rd letter.
- Y is the 25th letter.
- A is the 1st letter.
- C is the 3rd letter.
The pattern involves adding 2 and wrapping around the alphabet when necessary:
- $23 + 2 = 25$ (Y)
- $25 + 2 = 27$. Wrapping around ($27 - 26 = 1$), this gives the 1st letter, which is A.
- $1 + 2 = 3$ (C)
Continuing the pattern, the next position is $3 + 2 = 5$. The 5th letter of the alphabet is E.
Determining the Missing Term
By combining the results from the three sequences, we get:
- First letter: B
- Second letter: I
- Third letter: E
Therefore, the term that should come in place of the question mark (?) is BIE.
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Counting to be done from left to right only.
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