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Write an recursive formula for an, the nth term of the sequence 7, 10, 13,

Write an recursive formula for an, the nth term of the sequence 7, 10, 13,-example-1

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What's the nth term for 7,10,13,16? The nth term = 3n + 4. The formula for the nth term of an arithmetic progression is a(n) = dn + a(1) - d. Therefore in your sequence, the difference d = 3, and the first term a(1) = 7.

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