A piece of paper has an area of 80 square inches. A person cuts off 1/4 of the piece of paper. Then a second person cuts off 1/4 of the remaining paper. A third person cuts off 1/4 what is left, and so on. Define A for the nth term.

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Section1.4: Fractional Expressions
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A piece of paper has an area of 80 square inches. A person cuts off 1/4 of the piece of paper. Then a second person cuts off 1/4 of the remaining paper. A third person cuts off 1/4 what is left, and so on. Define A for the nth term.
○ A (n) = 80
○ A (n) = 80
○ A (n) = 80
○ A (n) = 80
(¹)
(1)¹-1
(2)
(²)"-¹
Transcribed Image Text:○ A (n) = 80 ○ A (n) = 80 ○ A (n) = 80 ○ A (n) = 80 (¹) (1)¹-1 (2) (²)"-¹
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