Write a recursive rule for the sequence.

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2022-03-24

Write a recursive rule for the sequence.

7, 3, 4,−1, 5, ...


 

 

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user_27qwe

user_27qwe

Skilled2022-04-22Added 375 answers

Terms don't have the common difference, because 

a4-a3=-5-4=a2-a1

 

Terms don't have a common ratio 

an=an-2-an-1

 

Thus, a recursive rule for the sequence is

a1=7,  a2=3,   an=an-2-an-1

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