SOLUTION: A certain arithmetic sequence has this explicit formula for the nth term:
an = 11 + (n - 1)(4)
The same sequence has this recursive formula:
an = an-1 +
What number b
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Question 1036079: A certain arithmetic sequence has this explicit formula for the nth term:
an = 11 + (n - 1)(4)
The same sequence has this recursive formula:
an = an-1 +
What number belongs in the blank space in the recursive formula?
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