document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115926>Question 1115926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the next four terms of the sequence defined recursively.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a1=14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an+1=(-2)an </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The recursive definition<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(n+1) = (-2)*a(n)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "means that each term is found by multiplying the previous term by -2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the definition of this sequence says that the first term is 14, and each of the following terms is the preceding term, multiplied by -2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(1) = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(2) = -2(14) = -28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(3) = -2(-28) = 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(4) = -2(56) =-112 </SPAN>\n" );
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