meredith48034
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  • 13-02-2020
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Find the first 4 terms of the sequence given by the recursive definition:
c_na_n-1 - 3, a_1= 2

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Find the first 4 terms of the sequence given by the recursive definitioncnan1 3 a1 2 class=

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sqdancefan
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  • 14-02-2020

Answer:

  none of the above

Step-by-step explanation:

It appears your definition is of an arithmetic sequence with first term 2 and common difference -3. Each term is 3 less than the one before it. The first 4 terms of that sequence are ...

  2, -1, -4, -7 . . . . . matches no offered choice

_____

The first choice is described by the formula ...

  an = n -3

It appears that the problem's author mixed up recursive and explicit formulas.

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