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Taya2010 [7]
3 years ago
11

Find the 3rd term in the sequence

Mathematics
1 answer:
klemol [59]3 years ago
4 0

Step-by-step explanation:

a(n) = a ( n - 1) - 17

a(1) = 20

a(2) = a ( 2 - 1) - 17

= a (1) - 17

= 20 - 17

= 3

Now

a(3) = a ( 3 - 1 ) - 17

= a (2) - 17

= 3 - 17

= - 14

Hope it will help you.

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