SOLUTION: How to find the eigtht term of the harmonic sequence 1/4,1/8,1/12

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Question 1093489: How to find the eigtht term of the harmonic sequence 1/4,1/8,1/12
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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So find the sequence 4,8,12,...
Look like the difference in terms is 4 with a starting term of 4.
So the eight term would be,
a%5B8%5D=4%2B%288-1%294=4%2B7%2A4=4%2B28=32
So the harmonic sequence term would be the reciprocal,
h%5B8%5D=1%2F32