Find an explicit formula for the following sequence, an which starts with a1=−1. −1,1/2,−1/3,1/4,−1/5,…

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Find an explicit formula for the following sequence, an which starts with a1=−1.

−1,1/2,−1/3,1/4,−1/5,…
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