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The first 4 terms in a sequence are 8,5,2,-1... What is the recursive equation?

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Currently taking discrete math so this one hits close to home haha :)

Provided that we are given the first term
a_0=8, the equation is found by subtracting the previous term from the current term. The recursive equation is then used to find the following terms in the sequence.

Notice that each term decreases by three as we move along the sequence, this can be written in the form of the recursive equation:


a_n = a_n_-_1-3

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