document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1118758>Question 1118758</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A sequence defined by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "an={1 n=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an={cos(1/24pi-1/4(an-1)) n>1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what is a102?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an=nth term in the sequence </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This doesn't appear to have an algebraic solution; are you sure you have shown the problem correctly?  It is a very strange recursive definition.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A graphing calculator and an excel spread sheet both show the sequence converging to 0.9931188712 (to 10 decimal places) by the 10th term; so that will be the value of a102. </SPAN>\n" );
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