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What is the 3rd term of the sequence? a1 = 40 and an = 0.5(an – 1) a3 =

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$\bf \begin{array}{llll}
term&value\\
\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\
a_1&40\\\\
a_2&0.5(a_{n-1})\\
&0.5(a_{2-1})\\
&0.5(a_1)\\
&0.5(40)\\
&20\\\\
a_3&0.5(a_{3-1})\\
&0.5(a_2)\\
&0.5(20)
\end{array}$

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