SOLUTION: Write the rule for the nth term of the following sequence. 1/4,1/2,1,2,4
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Question 697970: Write the rule for the nth term of the following sequence. 1/4,1/2,1,2,4
Answer by Simnepi(216) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Each term is twice the preceding term
Thus it is a geometric progression of the form
Just using would give 2, 4, 8, 16, ...
Comparing this sequence to the given one,
we find we need to divide every term by 8 to make it work with the given sequence, so the
nth term is given by
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