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  • 17-01-2020
  • Mathematics
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What is the recursive rule for this geometric sequence?

2, 1/2, 1/8,  1/32,  ...

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an= ____ ⋅an−1
a1= _____

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jimrgrant1 jimrgrant1
  • 17-01-2020

Answer:

[tex]a_{n}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex][tex]a_{n-1}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The recursive rule allows us to find the term in a sequence from the previous term by multiplying it by the common ratio.

The common ratio r for the geometric sequence is

r = [tex]\frac{\frac{1}{2} }{2}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]

Thus the recursive rule is

[tex]a_{n}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex][tex]a_{n-1}[/tex] with a₁ = 2

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