Q. Use the initial term and the recursive formula to find an explicit formula for the sequence a. Write your answer in simplest form. a=36a=a+17a= ______
Given Initial Term: We are given the initial term and a recursive formula for a sequence. The initial term is a=36, which seems to be a mistake because it does not specify which term of the sequence this is. Assuming it is the first term, we should denote it as a1=36. The recursive formula is given as a=a+17, which is also incorrect because it implies that a term is equal to itself plus 17, which is impossible. The correct recursive formula should probably be an=an−1+17, indicating that each term is 17 more than the previous term. This suggests that the sequence is arithmetic.
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