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Step-by-step explanation:

Recursive Sequence

We are given the following sequence:

-1, 1, 5, 13...

It's required to find the recursive term for the sequence.

A recursive formula calculates each term as a function of one or more previous terms.

To find the recursive formula, we must find a pattern and transform it into a math expression.

Let's write the sequence, and below it, the difference of consecutive terms:

-1,   1,   5,   13...

+2,  +4,  +8

Note the difference between consecutive terms is always a power of 2, starting from 2^1, 2^2, 2^3.

The exponent is one less than the number of the term, thus:

Thus:

Testing:

n=1

(given).

n=2

n=3

n=4

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