A geometric sequence is defined by the explicit formula #a_n = 5(-3)_(n-1)#, what is the recursive formula for the nth term of this sequence?
1 Answer
Sep 7, 2016
The recursive formula is:
Explanation:
I assume the formula is:
To calculate the recursive formula first we can calculate some terms of the sequence:
From these calculations we see that the first term is
This algorithm can be written as the recursive formula: