Answer:
5
alternates
Explanation:
The series is for k = 0 to 4, so k = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.
That is 5 terms.
-1/2 is inside the parentheses and is raised to 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.
A negative number raised to an even integer is positive.
A negative number raised to an odd integer is negative.
The sign of each term in the series alternates.