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Express the terms of the following geometric sequence recursively,3,1,A ty = 3 and tn = (tn–1) – 3, for n > 2ОВ.t1 = 3 and tn = }(tn-1), for n > 2OC t1 = 3 and tn = tn-1 + žr, for n > 2OD. t1 = 3 and ty = ty-1 - 2n, for n > 2

Express the terms of the following geometric sequence recursively,3,1,A ty = 3 and-example-1
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Given the sequence;


3,1,(1)/(3),(1)/(9),(1)/(27)

The common ratio r, of a geometric sequence is the ratio between two consecutive terms of a geometric sequence.


r=(t_2)/(t_1)=(1)/(3)

The recursive formular for a geometric sequence is given as;


\begin{gathered} t_n=r(t_(n-1)),\text{ for n}\ge2 \\ \text{Thus;} \\ t_1=3_{} \\ \text{and t }_n=(1)/(3)(t_(n-1)),\text{ for n}\ge2 \end{gathered}

Thus, the correct option is B

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