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+16a=______
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+16a=______
Identify Sequence Type: Identify if the given sequence is geometric or arithmetic.The sequence defined by a=15n+16 involves a linear term in n without any exponents, which indicates that it is an arithmetic sequence.
Find First Term: Find the first term of the sequence using the explicit formula.To find the first term a1, we substitute n=1 into the explicit formula:a1=15(1)+16a1=15+16a1=31
Find Second Term: Find the second term of the sequence using the explicit formula.To find the second term a2, we substitute n=2 into the explicit formula:a2=15(2)+16a2=30+16a2=46
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−a1d=46−31d=15
Write Recursive Formula: Write the recursive formula by plugging in the value of the common difference.We can now write the recursive formula using the common difference d:an=a(n−1)+dSubstituting 15 for d, we get:an=a(n−1)+15
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