document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=161612>Question 161612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help my 7th grade son figure out how to answer the following: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "determine the general term for the following sequence: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1, 2/5, 1/3, 4/13, 5/17, .....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we figured out the differences and got: .6, 0.66, .03, .01 (decreases at a variable rate) please help!!!!!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "determine the general term for the following sequence: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1, 2/5, 1/3, 4/13, 5/17, .....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we figured out the differences and got: .6, 0.66, .03, .01 (decreases at a variable rate) please help!!!!!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The NUM is increasing by 1, and the DEN by 4.  It starts at 1/1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it's (n+1)/(4n+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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