Question

Find the 6th term of the sequence with t1 = -4 and tn = 5tn-1

Answer 1

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t1 = -4 and tn = 5tn-1
n = 2 : t2 =5t1-1 =5(-4)-1 =-21
n = 3 : t3=5t2-1 =5(-21)-1 =-106
n = 4 : t4 =5t3-1 =5(-106)-1 =-531
n = 5: t5 =5t4-1 =5(-531)-1 =-2656
n = 6 : t2 =5t5-1 =5(-2656)-1 =-13281