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Number 20 please!!!!!!!!

Number 20 please!!!!!!!!-example-1
User Mira Mira
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Answer:

  • y[1] = 14
  • y[n+1] = y[n] -5 . . . . n ≥ 1

Explanation:

The first element in the table is 14, so that is the initial condition for the recursive formula. y[1] = 14

Each table element is 5 less than the previous one, so that is the recursive rule. y[n+1] = y[n] -5

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As shown by your markings, you have already figured out the relationship between y-values. All you have to do is write that as a recursive rule. If you use y[n] as the current value, then the previous one is y[n-1]. (The current value is 5 less than the previous one.)

Above, I have used y[n+1] as the next value and y[n] as the current value. (The next value is 5 less than the current one.) Either way, the set of rules generates the same sequence. No doubt, your curriculum materials prefer one form over the other. Use that.

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