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Answer 1

Answer: The fourth term is -102

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Explanation:

The term after the nth term is generated by this rule  $a_{n+1} = -4(a_n) + 2$ which means that we first
Step 1) multiply the nth term ( $a_n$ ) by -4
Step 2) Add the result of step 1 to the value 2 to get the next term in the sequence

Let's follow those steps above to generate the first four terms

The first term is $a_1 = 2$. In short, the first term is 2

The second term is...
$a_{n+1} = -4(a_n) + 2$
$a_{1+1} = -4(a_1) + 2$
$a_{2} = -4(2) + 2$
$a_{2} = -8 + 2$
$a_{2} = -6$
So the second term is -6

The third term is...
$a_{n+1} = -4(a_n) + 2$
$a_{2+1} = -4(a_2) + 2$
$a_{3} = -4(-6) + 2$
$a_{3} = 24 + 2$
$a_{3} = 26$
The third term is 26

Finally, the fourth term is...
$a_{n+1} = -4(a_n) + 2$
$a_{3+1} = -4(a_3) + 2$
$a_{4} = -4(26) + 2$
$a_{4} = -104 + 2$
$a_{4} = -102$
The fourth term is -102.