Use the explicit formula to find a recursive formula for the sequence a. Write your answer in simplest form.The recursive formula should depend on a.a=−15n+34a=______
Q. Use the explicit formula to find a recursive formula for the sequence a. Write your answer in simplest form.The recursive formula should depend on a.a=−15n+34a=______
Identify Type: Identify if the given sequence is geometric or arithmetic.The explicit formula a=−15n+34 involves a linear term in n, which suggests that the sequence is arithmetic, as it does not involve any exponent terms on n.
Find First Term: Find the first term of the sequence using the explicit formula.To find the first term, we substitute n=1 into the explicit formula:a1=−15(1)+34=−15+34=19This is the first term of the sequence.
Find Second Term: Find the second term of the sequence using the explicit formula.To find the second term, we substitute n=2 into the explicit formula:a2=−15(2)+34=−30+34=4This is the second term of the sequence.
Find Common Difference: Find the common difference in the arithmetic sequence.The common difference d can be found by subtracting the first term from the second term:d=a2−a1=4−19=−15This is the common difference of the sequence.
Write Recursive Formula: Write the recursive formula by plugging in the value of the common difference.The recursive formula for an arithmetic sequence is given by an=an−1+d. We substitute −15 for d to get the recursive formula:an=an−1−15This is the recursive formula for the given sequence.
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