document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43317>Question 43317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I just don't even know what to say..................help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given the following recursively defined sequence, find the fifth term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a_1 = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a_2 = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(_n+2)= a(_n+1)-4a_n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  a. 28    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  b. 764    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  c. -20    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  d. -308    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  e. None of the others    <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When, n = 1,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B3%5D+=+a%5B2%5D-4a%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B3%5D+=+a%5B2%5D-4a%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B3%5D+=+-4+-4%2A%28-4%29+=+12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B3%5D+=+-4+-4%2A%28-4%29+=+12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When, n = 2,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B4%5D+=+a%5B3%5D-4a%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B4%5D+=+a%5B3%5D-4a%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B4%5D+=+12+-4%2A%28-4%29+=+28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B4%5D+=+12+-4%2A%28-4%29+=+28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When, n = 3,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B5%5D+=+a%5B4%5D-4a%5B3%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B5%5D+=+a%5B4%5D-4a%5B3%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B5%5D+=+28+-+4%2A12+=+-20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B5%5D+=+28+-+4%2A12+=+-20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, (c) is correct. </SPAN>\n" );
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