document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=209792>Question 209792</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073533490/algebrahomeworkh>Elementary and Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this sequence problem from Elementary and Intermediate Algebra.  Write a formula for the general term of the infinite sequence.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #158606 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><B>tutor_paul(519)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutor_paul><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=158606\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Upon inspection of the sequence, you will notice that each number is the product of the previous number and -2. So you can write the formula for any term as:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that the 'n' and '(n-1)' terms in the equation are written as subscripts to the a... I just can't do that here.<BR>\n" );
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