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An arithmetic sequence had recursive formulawhat is the explicit for this sequence

An arithmetic sequence had recursive formulawhat is the explicit for this sequence-example-1

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Solution:

Given;


a_1=7,a_n=a_(n-1)-4
\begin{gathered} n=2; \\ \\ a_2=a_1-4=7-4 \\ \\ a_2=3 \\ \\ n=3; \\ \\ a_3=a_2-4=3-4 \\ \\ a_3=-1 \\ \\ a_n=7+(n-1)(-4) \end{gathered}

CORRECT OPTION: C

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