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Write a recursive formula for the arithmetic sequence:a={12,17,22,...}a_1=Answera_n = a_{n-1} + Answer

Write a recursive formula for the arithmetic sequence:a={12,17,22,...}a_1=Answera-example-1
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\begin{gathered} a_(1)=\textbf{12} \\ a_(n)=a_(n-1)+\textbf{5n} \end{gathered}

1) A Recursive formula refers always to the previous term.

2) In this Arithmetic Sequence, the common difference is 5, the first term is 12. So we can set the following Arithmetic Sequence:


\begin{gathered} a_(1)=\textbf{12} \\ a_2=12+5n \\ a_n=a_(n-1)+\textbf{5n} \end{gathered}

Thus, this is the answer.

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