What is the general term of the sequence (6,-11,16,-21,\ldots)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (a_n=(-1)^{n+1}(5n+1))
The magnitude is (6,11,16,21,\ldots) and signs start positive and alternate, so (a_n=(-1)^{n+1}(5n+1)). The sign of the first term decides the power.
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(a_n=(-1)^{n+1}(5n+1))
Why is this the correct answer?
The magnitude is (6,11,16,21,\ldots) and signs start positive and alternate, so (a_n=(-1)^{n+1}(5n+1)). The sign of the first term decides the power.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Sequences and Progressions. Topic: Explicit or general rule.
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