College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 8, Sequences and Series - Section 8.1 - Sequences and Summation Notation - 8.1 Exercises - Page 601: 25

Answer

a) $2,\dfrac{1}{2},2,\dfrac{1}{2},2,\dfrac{1}{2},2,\dfrac{1}{2},2,\dfrac{1}{2}$ b) See graph

Work Step by Step

a) We calculate the first ten terms of the sequence $a_n=\dfrac{1}{a_{n-1}}$: $$\begin{align*} a_1&=2\\ a_2&=\dfrac{1}{a_1}=\dfrac{1}{2}\\ a_3&=\dfrac{1}{a_2}=\dfrac{1}{\dfrac{1}{2}}=2\\ a_4&=\dfrac{1}{a_3}=\dfrac{1}{2}\\ a_5&=\dfrac{1}{a_4}=\dfrac{1}{\dfrac{1}{2}}=2\\ a_6&=\dfrac{1}{a_5}=\dfrac{1}{2}\\ a_7&=\dfrac{1}{a_6}=\dfrac{1}{\dfrac{1}{2}}=2\\ a_8&=\dfrac{1}{a_7}=\dfrac{1}{2}\\ a_9&=\dfrac{1}{a_8}=\dfrac{1}{\dfrac{1}{2}}=2\\ a_{10}&=\dfrac{1}{a_9}=\dfrac{1}{2}. \end{align*}$$ b) Graph the first ten terms:
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