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A sequence has its first term equal to 3, and each term of the sequence is obtained by adding 5 to the previous term. If f(n) represents the nth term of the sequence, which of the recursive function best
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A sequence has its first term equal to 3, and each term of the sequence is obtained by adding 5 to the previous term. If f(n) represents the nth term of the sequence, which of the recursive function best defines this sequence?

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f(1) = 3
f(2) = 3 + 5 = 8
f(3) = 8 + 5 = 13

f(n) = 5(n - 1) + 3

f(n) = 5n - 2
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