Write the First Five Terms of the Sequence $( - 1 ) ^ { n } 9 n$

question 6

Multiple Choice

Write the first five terms of the sequence $( - 1 ) ^ { n } 9 n$ . Assume that n begins with 1.

• A) \(a _ { 1 } = 0 , a _ { 2 } = - 9 , a _ { 3 } = 18 , a _ { 4 } = - 27 , a _ { 5 } = 36\)
• B) \(a _ { 1 } = 9 , a _ { 2 } = 18 , a _ { 3 } = 27 , a _ { 4 } = 36 , a _ { 5 } = 45\)
• C) \(a _ { 1 } = 0 , a _ { 2 } = - 18 , a _ { 3 } = 27 , a _ { 4 } = - 36 , a _ { 5 } = 45\)
• D) \(a _ { 1 } = - 9 , a _ { 2 } = 18 , a _ { 3 } = - 27 , a _ { 4 } = 36 , a _ { 5 } = - 45\)
• E) \(a _ { 1 } = 9 , a _ { 2 } = - 18 , a _ { 3 } = 27 , a _ { 4 } = - 36 , a _ { 5 } = 45\)

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