Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - 11.1 Sequences and Series - 11.1 Exercises - Page 1014: 17

Answer

$a_{1}=-2;a_{2}=4;a_{3}=-6;a_{4}=8;a_{5}=-10$

Work Step by Step

$a_{1}=\left( -1\right) ^{1}\times \left( 2\times 1\right) =-2;$ $a_{2}=\left( -1\right) ^{2}\times \left( 2\times 2\right) =4;$ $a_{3}=\left( -1\right) ^{3}\times \left( 2\times 3\right) =-6$ $a_{4}=\left( -1\right) ^{4}\times \left( 2\times 4\right) =8;$ $a_{5}=\left( -1\right) ^{5}\times \left( 2\times 5\right) =-10$
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