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Vlada [557]
3 years ago
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Express the terms of the following sequence by giving a recursive formula.

Mathematics
1 answer:
emmasim [6.3K]3 years ago
6 0

The recursive formula for given sequence is: a_n = a_{n-1}-7

And the terms will be expressed as:

a_1 = 11\\a_2 = a_{2-1} - 7 \\a_2= a_1 - 7\\a_2 = 11- 7\\a_2 = 4\\a_3 = a_{3-1} - 7 \\a_3= a_2 - 7\\a_3 = 4 - 7\\a_3 = -3\\a_4 = a_{4-1} - 7 \\a_4= a_3 - 7\\ a_4= -3 - 7\\a_4 = -10\\a_5 = a_{5-1} - 7 \\a_5= a_4 - 7\\a_5 = -10 - 7\\a_5 = -17\\

Step-by-step explanation:

First of all, we have to determine if the given sequence  is arithmetic sequence or geometric. For that purpose, we calculate the common difference and common ratio

Given sequence is:

11,4,-3,-10,-17...

Here

a_1 = 11\\a_2 = 4\\a_3 = -3\\So,\\d = a_2 - a_1 = 4-11 = -7\\d = a_3-a_2 = -3-4 = -7

As the common difference is same, given sequence is an arithmetic sequence.

A recursive formula is a formula that is used to generate the next term of the sequence using the previous term and common difference

So, the recursive formula for an arithmetic sequence is given by:

a_n = a_{n-1} +d\\Putting\ d = -7\\a_n = a_{n-1}-7

Hence,

The recursive formula for given sequence is: a_n = a_{n-1}-7

And the terms will be expressed as:

a_1 = 11\\a_2 = a_{2-1} - 7 \\a_2= a_1 - 7\\a_2 = 11- 7\\a_2 = 4\\a_3 = a_{3-1} - 7 \\a_3= a_2 - 7\\a_3 = 4 - 7\\a_3 = -3\\a_4 = a_{4-1} - 7 \\a_4= a_3 - 7\\ a_4= -3 - 7\\a_4 = -10\\a_5 = a_{5-1} - 7 \\a_5= a_4 - 7\\a_5 = -10 - 7\\a_5 = -17\\

Keywords: arithmetic sequence, common difference

Learn more about arithmetic sequence at:

  • brainly.com/question/10341324
  • brainly.com/question/10081622

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