consider the recursive formula. The first term of the sequence is 10, what is the 3rd term?A. 1B. 4C. 6D. 8

Milk Man asked Jun 10, 2023

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Given the recursive formula:

and that the first term (that is a1=10) we have:

$\begin{gathered} a_2=(2+10)/(2)=(12)/(2)=6 \\ a_3=(2+6)/(2)=(8)/(2)=4_{} \end{gathered}$

Therefore the third term is 4

Daniel Shapero answered Jun 15, 2023

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