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Given the recursive formula below, find the first five terms.

Given the recursive formula below, find the first five terms.-example-1
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Answer:

3, 5, 7, 9, 11

Explanation:

the recursive formula allows a term to be found by adding 2 to the previous term, that is

u₁ = 3

u₂ = u₁ + 2 = 3 + 2 = 5

u₃ = u₂ + 2 = 5 + 2 = 7

u₄ = u₃ + 2 = 7 + 2 = 9

u₅ = u₄ + 2 = 9 + 2 = 11

the first 5 terms are 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

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