document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=924383>Question 924383</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> QUESTIONS : write down the nth term of each sequences as suggested by the pattern of the sequence. 1, 1/2, 3, 1/4, 5, 1/6, 7, 1/8...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help me to find the solution. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #560794 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=560794\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it looks like every odd term is being raised by 2 every time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get 1, 3, 5, 7, ..... which would indicate that the next odd term is 9 and the next odd term after that is 11, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it looks like every even term is being raised by 2 in the denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, ... which would indicate  that the next even term is 1/10 and the next even term after that is 1/12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if n is odd, then the formula appears to be An = n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if n is even, then the formula appears to be An = 1/n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 1, An = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 2, An = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 3, An = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 4, An = 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5, An = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 6, An = 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 7, An = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 8, An = 1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 9, An = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 10, An = 1/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 11, An = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 12, An = 1/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it's not clear if these 2 formulas can be combined into one universal formula for every n.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "at least i haven't been able to do so.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with these 2 formulas, you should be able to find An for any n in this sequence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when n is odd, An = n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when n is even, An = 1/n\r<BR>\n" );
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