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What is a formula for the nth term of the given sequence?
12,6,3...

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Answer:

The given sequence is decreasing by a factor of 2 each time, so each term is half of the previous term.

We can write the nth term of the sequence as:

a_n = a_1 * (1/2)^(n-1)

where a_1 is the first term of the sequence (12 in this case) and n is the position of the term we want to find.

For example, to find the 4th term of the sequence, we would have:

a_4 = 12 * (1/2)^(4-1)

= 12 * (1/2)^3

= 12 * 1/8

= 1.5

Therefore, the formula for the nth term of the sequence 12, 6, 3, ... is:

a_n = 12 * (1/2)^(n-1)

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