Find the First 4 Terms of the Recursively Defined Sequence $$a _ { 1 } = 2 , a _ { n } + 1 = \frac { ( - 1 ) ^ { n } } { a _ { n } }$$

question 11

Multiple Choice

Find the first 4 terms of the recursively defined sequence.
- $$a _ { 1 } = 2 , a _ { n } + 1 = \frac { ( - 1 ) ^ { n } } { a _ { n } }$$

• A) \(2 , - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 4 } , - \frac { 1 } { 8 }\)
• B) \(- 2 , \frac { 1 } { 2 } , - \frac { 1 } { 3 } , \frac { 1 } { 4 }\)
• C) \(2 , - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , - 2 , \frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• D) \(2 , - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , 2 , - \frac { 1 } { 2 }\)

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