SOLUTION: what is the 8th term in the sequence -1/2, -1, -2, -4,...
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Question 1183906: what is the 8th term in the sequence -1/2, -1, -2, -4,...
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sequence , , , ,...
The ratio between the consecutive terms is
=>this sequence is geometric, the ratio between the consecutive terms is constant
nth term:
....where =,,,....
check given terms
->true
->true
->true
then, the 8th term in the sequence will be
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