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Algebra 1

Course: Algebra 1 > Unit 9

Lesson 4: Constructing geometric sequences
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Algebra 1
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Constructing geometric sequences
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Converting recursive & explicit forms of geometric sequences

CCSS.Math: HSF.BF.A.2
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Problem

{h(1)=−26h(n)=h(n−1)⋅(−9)\begin{cases} h(1)=-26 \\\\ h(n)=h(n-1)\cdot(-9) \end{cases}
Find an explicit formula for h, left parenthesis, n, right parenthesis.
h, left parenthesis, n, right parenthesis, equals
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