SOLUTION: Find the nth term of a sequence whose first several terms are given.
1, 1/2, 3, 1/4, 5, 1/6...
I know every other number has 2 added to it but I can't get the formula for the
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: Find the nth term of a sequence whose first several terms are given.
1, 1/2, 3, 1/4, 5, 1/6...
I know every other number has 2 added to it but I can't get the formula for the fractional component sequence members,
Thank you so very much!
This question is from textbook College Algebra
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The nth term = n for odd n and 1/n for even n.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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