SOLUTION: Sarah is collecting recyclables for a science project. On the first day she collects 35 recyclable objects. On the second day she has a total of 52 recyclables. On the third day sh

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Question 1069865: Sarah is collecting recyclables for a science project. On the first day she collects 35 recyclable objects. On the second day she has a total of 52 recyclables. On the third day she has a total of 69 recyclables. Determine if the scenario describes an arithmetic or a geometric sequence. Then, write the recursive formula for the sequence described.

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Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sarah is collecting recyclables for a science project. On the first day she collects 35 recyclable objects. On the second day she has a total of 52 recyclables. On the third day she has a total of 69 recyclables. Determine if the scenario describes an arithmetic or a geometric sequence. Then, write the recursive formula for the sequence described.
On the first day she collects 35 recyclable objects.
On the second day she has a total of 52 recyclables.
On the third day she has a total of 69 recyclables.
52-35 =17
69-52= 17
The difference between two consecutive days collection is 17
Hence it is an Arithmetic sequence
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Each day she collects 17 more than the previous day.
The first day she collects 35. So the recursion formula is: 



Edwin
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