Asked by Anonymous
Write a possible explicit rule for the nth term of the sequence, then use it to find the 20th term.
5, -10, 20, -40, 80, -160....
Ans: a(n) = 5(-2)^n - 1
20th term: -2621440
5, -10, 20, -40, 80, -160....
Ans: a(n) = 5(-2)^n - 1
20th term: -2621440
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Answered by
Reiny
one problem, you should have brackets around n-1
so a(n) = 5(-2)^(n-1)
otherwise, good job
so a(n) = 5(-2)^(n-1)
otherwise, good job
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