Question

Which sequence is generated by the function f(n + 1) = f(n) – 2 for f(1) = 10?

Answer 1

Explanation:

f(1)=10

n=1

f(1+1)=f(1)-2

f(2)=10-2=8

n=2

f(2+1)=f(2)-2

f(3)=8-2=6

n=3

f(3+1)=f(3)-2

f(4)=6-2=4

so sequence is 10,8,6,4,...

Answer 2

Answer: The sequence generated is 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, ...

This sequence is arithmetic with starting term 10 and common difference -2. This means we add -2 to each term to get the next one (same as subtracting 2 from each term). This common difference is directly connected to the -2 from the recursive rule f(n+1) = f(n)-2

Whatever the nth term f(n) is, we subtract off 2 to get f(n)-2 to get the f(n+1) term, which is right after the nth term.