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Levart [38]
3 years ago
12

A sequence is defined recursively using the formula f(n + 1) = –0.5 f(n) . If the first term of the sequence is 120, what is f(5

)?
Mathematics
2 answers:
Georgia [21]3 years ago
4 0

\bf \begin{array}{rrlll} term&\stackrel{f(n+1)=-0.5f(n)}{~\hfill value~ }\\ \cline{1-2} f(1)&120\\ f(2)&-0.5(120)\\ &-60\\ f(3)&-0.5(-60)\\ &30\\ f(4)&-0.5(30)\\ &-15\\ f(5)&-0.5(-15)\\ &7.5 \end{array}

Anuta_ua [19.1K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

f(5) = 7.5

Step-by-step explanation:

The recursive formula allows a term in the sequence to be found from the previous term, thus

f(2) = - 0.5 f(1) = - 0.5 × 120 = - 60

f(3) = - 0.5f(2) = - 0.5 × - 60 = 30

f(4) = - 0.5f(3) = - 0.5 × 30 = - 15

f(5) = - 0.5f(4) = - 0.5 × - 15 = 7.5

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