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(1 point) Find a formula for the nth term in the sequence: 17,−17/8,17/27,−17/64,17/125,…

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Given:

The sequence is:

[tex]17,-\dfrac{17}{8},\dfrac{17}{27},-\dfrac{17}{64},\dfrac{17}{125},...[/tex]

To find:

The formula for the nth term in the given sequence.

Solution:

We have,

[tex]17,-\dfrac{17}{8},\dfrac{17}{27},-\dfrac{17}{64},\dfrac{17}{125},...[/tex]

The given sequence can be written as

[tex]\dfrac{17}{1^3},-\dfrac{17}{2^3},\dfrac{17}{3^3},-\dfrac{17}{4^3},\dfrac{17}{5^3},...[/tex]

The sign are alternative and the absolute value of each term can be defined by the expression [tex]\dfrac{17}{n^3}[/tex], where n is a natural number.

So, the required formula is:

[tex]a_n=(-1)^{n+1}\dfrac{17}{n^3}[/tex]

Therefore, the formula for nth term in the given sequence is [tex]a_n=(-1)^{n+1}\dfrac{17}{n^3}[/tex].