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ruslelena [56]
3 years ago
13

Determine the first four terms of the sequence in which the nth term is a_n=(n+1)!/(n+2)!

Mathematics
1 answer:
Vilka [71]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: Choice B) 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6

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Plug in n = 1 to find the first term

a_n = ( (n+1)! )/( (n+2)! )

a_1 = ( (1+1)! )/( (1+2)! )

a_1 = ( 2! )/( 3! )

a_1 = ( 2*1 )/( 3*2*1 )

a_1 = 2/6

a_1 = 1/3

The first term is 1/3. Optionally you can stop here because only choice B has 1/3 listed as the first term, so this must be the answer. However, I'm going to keep going to show how to find the three other terms. This will help confirm why choice B is the answer, and it will be handy for those times when you aren't given multiple choice answers.

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Plug in n = 2

a_n = ( (n+1)! )/( (n+2)! )

a_2 = ( (2+1)! )/( (2+2)! )

a_2 = ( 3! )/( 4! )

a_2 = ( 3*2*1 )/( 4*3*2*1 )

a_2 = 6/24

a_2 = 1/4

The second term is 1/4

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Plug in n = 3

a_n = ( (n+1)! )/( (n+2)! )

a_3 = ( (3+1)! )/( (3+2)! )

a_3 = ( 4! )/( 5! )

a_3 = ( 4*3*2*1 )/( 5*4*3*2*1 )

a_3 = 24/120

a_3 = 1/5

The third term is 1/5

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Plug in n = 4

a_n = ( (n+1)! )/( (n+2)! )

a_4 = ( (4+1)! )/( (4+2)! )

a_4 = ( 5! )/( 6! )

a_4 = ( 5*4*3*2*1 )/( 6*5*4*3*2*1 )

a_4 = 120/720

a_4 = 1/6

The fourth term is 1/6

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The first four terms are: 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, so that confirms why choice B is the answer.

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