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What is the recursive formula for this geometric sequence? -3. -21, -147, -1029, …

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Answer:


a_(n) = 7
a_(n-1)

Explanation:

A recursive formula allows a rem in the sequence to be found by multiplying the previous term by the common ratio r

For this sequence

r =
(a_(2) )/(a_(1) ) =
(-21)/(-3) = 7 , then recursive formula is


a_(n) = 7
a_(n-1)

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