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Write a recursive definition for the sequence 11,8,5,2.....

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Answer:

a_n = a_(n-1)-3; a_1 = 11 should be the answer

Explanation:

recursive formula is a_n=a_(n-1)+d

in this problem d=-3 because it goes down by 3.

the person above me made an arithmetic formula for it which would be

a_n=-3n+14 not +4 which is wrong

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