How do you find the first five terms of each sequence #a_1=12#, #a_(n+1)=a_n-3#?
1 Answer
Oct 18, 2016
The first 5 terms are
Explanation:
Find the first five terms.
This is a recursively defined sequence, which means you use the previous term to find the next.
The first term is
The 2nd term is
The 3rd term is
Note that you are subtracting 3 to find the next term.
So,
The first 5 terms are