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Find a general term a, for the sequence whose first four terms are given.
1 /1,1/4,1/9,1/16

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Answer:

an = 1/n^2

Explanation:

We notice that the denominators are the squares of successive integers. The general term will be ...


\boxed{a_n=(1)/(n^2)}

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