Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - 11.1 Sequences and Series - 11.1 Exercises - Page 1014: 9

Answer

$a_{1}=3;a_{2}=-9;a_{3}=27;a_{4}=-81;a_{5}=243$

Work Step by Step

$a_{1}=3\left( -3\right) ^{1-1}=3;$ $a_{2}=3\times \left( -3\right) ^{2-1}=-9;$ $a_{3}=3\times \left( -3\right) ^{3-1}=27;$ $a_{4}=3\times \left( -3\right) ^{4-1}=-81;$ $a_{5}=3\times \left( -3\right) ^{5-1}=243$
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