SOLUTION: What is the sequence generator for the terms -8.7, -5.4, -2.1, 1.2

Question 1111388: What is the sequence generator for the terms -8.7, -5.4, -2.1, 1.2

Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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This pattern is an arithmetic progression with the first term -8.7 and common difference 3.3.


 =  + 3.3,   = -8.7  is a recursive formula.


 = -8.7 + (n-1)*3.3  is an explicit formula.

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