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What number belongs in the blank space in the recursive formula?

An = an-1 +  What number belongs in the blank space in the recursive formula?-example-1
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Answer: D) 8

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The number outside the (n-1) term, which is 8, is the common difference. It tells us how much to increment by each time. In this case, the next term is found by adding 8 onto the previous term. That's exactly what
a_n = (a_(n-1)) + 8 is saying.
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