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Can someone do this assuming that it is infinite and as well as assuming it's not infinite? Thanks!

Can someone do this assuming that it is infinite and as well as assuming it's not-example-1
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Answer:

see below

Explanation:

4,7,12,19

We are adding 3,5,7,9..... each time

The sequence is not arithmetic because we are not adding a constant. It is not geometric since we are not multiplying by a constant term each time

There is no common difference or common ratio.

The explicit formula is

an =n^2 +3

The recursive formula is

(n+1)^2 +3 - (n^2 +3)

n^2 +2n+1+3 - ( n^2+3)

2n+1

a sub(n+1) = a sub( n) + 2n+1

The 10th term

an = n^2 +3

Let n=10

an = 10^2+3

= 100+3

= 103

summation

see image

since the numbers are increasing and greater than 1 the sum does not exist

Can someone do this assuming that it is infinite and as well as assuming it's not-example-1
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