Question

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

-10, -12, -14, -16, -18,...
0-2, 8, 18, 28, 38, ...
08, 18, 28, 38, 48, ...
O ,
10, 8, 6, 4, 2, ...

Answer 1

10, 8, 6, 4, 2, ...

Explanation:

For this problem, you were given the recursive rule. The recursive rule consists of an equation that represents how the former term is modified to get the current term and the first term of the sequence. F(1) means the first term; in this case, the first term is 10. The equation in the rule shows that 2 is subtracted from the last term to get the current term. This means that the common difference is -2 and each term decreases by 2. Therefore, the last option, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, ..., is correct.