SOLUTION: find an explicit function rule for the sequence a(1)=13, a(n)=a(n-1)

Question 1156696: find an explicit function rule for the sequence a(1)=13, a(n)=a(n-1)
Answer by ikleyn(52798) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The formula  a(n) = a(n-1)  says that each next term is equal to the current term.


In other words, all the terms of this sequence have THE SAME VALUE.


Therefore, the explicit function rule for this sequence is  a(n) = 13.

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