Q. {d(1)=8d(n)=d(n−1)⋅(−5)What is the 3rd term in the sequence?
Understand the sequence definition: Understand the sequence definition.The sequence is defined recursively with the first term d(1) being 8 and each subsequent term d(n) being the previous term d(n−1) multiplied by −5.
Calculate the second term: Calculate the second term using the recursive formula.We know that d(1)=8. To find d(2), we use the formula d(n)=d(n−1)×(−5).So, d(2)=d(1)×(−5)=8×(−5)=−40.
Calculate the third term: Calculate the third term using the recursive formula.Now that we have d(2)=−40, we can find d(3) by using the formula again.d(3)=d(2)×(−5)=−40×(−5)=200.