SOLUTION: Write a recursive rule for the sequence : find the next two terms. 1,4,4,16,64...... I know they are multiplying a1xa2 then a2xa3 etc thus next two numbers are 1024 and 65536. Bu

SOLUTION: Write a recursive rule for the sequence : find the next two terms. 1,4,4,16,64...... I know they are multiplying a1xa2 then a2xa3 etc thus next two numbers are 1024 and 65536. Bu

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Question 1066918: Write a recursive rule for the sequence : find the next two terms.
1,4,4,16,64......
I know they are multiplying a1xa2 then a2xa3 etc thus next two numbers are 1024 and 65536. But don't understand how to write the rule for this?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let a(0) = 1 and a(1) = 4, then
:
a(n) = a(n-1) * a(n-2)
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