D. the median because its in the middle
Answer:
3 AND 5
Step-by-step explanation:
LET THE TWO NUMBERS BE X AND Y
THEN
X + Y = 8 …….1
X – Y = 2 …… 2
WE SOLVE SIMULTANOUSLY
SUBTRACTNG EQATION 2 FROM 1
X – X + Y – (-Y) = 8 – 2
Y + Y = 6
2Y = 6
DIVIDING EACH TERM BY 2
2Y/2 = 6/2
Y = 3
THEN PUTTING Y = 3 IN EQUATION 1
X + 3 = 8
X = 8 – 3
X = 5
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Answer: 7, 4, 1, -2, -5</h3>
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Explanation:
The notation a(1) = 7 means that the first term is 7
The second term would be a(2) and so on.
To get a(2), we plug in n = 2 to find that...
a(n) = a(n-1) - 3
a(2) = a(2-1) - 3
a(2) = a(1) - 3
a(2) = 7 - 3
a(2) = 4
The second term is 4. We find this by subtracting 3 from the first term.
To get the third term, we repeat the same set of steps but now use n = 3
a(n) = a(n-1) - 3
a(3) = a(3-1) - 3
a(3) = a(2) - 3
a(3) = 4 - 3
a(3) = 1
This process is repeated as much as you want to generate as many terms as you want.
In short, you subtract 3 from each term to get the next term. This implies that we have an arithmetic sequence with starting term 7 and common difference -3.
So that's how we end up with the first five terms: 7, 4, 1, -2, -5