Discrete Math · recurrences

Geometric Recurrence Formula

Defines a geometric sequence recursively.

aₙ = raₙ₋₁

Variables

aₙ
current term
aₙ₋₁
previous term
r
common ratio

Reference details

Subject
Discrete Math
Topic
recurrences
Plain text
a_n=r a_(n-1)

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