Write an equation to describe the sequence below. use n to represent the position of a term in the sequence, where n = 1 for the first term.

5, -3 , 9/5 ,

write your answer using proper fractions, improper fractions, and integers.

an = n - 1

ANSWER

The required equation is:

EXPLANATION

The given sequence is

The first term of the sequence is ;

The common ratio is the subsequent term previous term of any two consecutive terms. This implies that;

The nth term of the sequence is

We substitute the terms to obtain;

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