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Enter a recursive rule for the geometric sequence.

6, −18, 54, −162, ...

PLEASE HELP ASAP!!! CORRECT ANSWER ONLY PLEASE!!! Enter a recursive rule for the geometric-example-1

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Answer:
\bold{a_1 = 6,\quad a_n=-3a_(n-1)}

Explanation:


\text{When given the value of the previous term, we can use the recursive formula:}\\ a_n = ra_(n-1)\ \text{where r is the common ratio, n is the term, and}\ a_(n-1)\ \text{is the previous term.}


\text{In the given sequence, r} = (-18)/(6)=-3


\rightarrow \ a_n=-3a_(n-1)

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