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A sequence is defined recursively by the formula f(n+1)=-2f(n). The first term of the sequence is -1.5. What is the next term in the sequence?
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Answered by oobleck
just use the definition.
f(1) = -1.5
f(2) = -2f(1) = -2(-1.5) = 3
f(3) = -2f(2) = -6
and so on
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