SOLUTION: Use this recursive formula to find the first four terms of the sequence. {A1=4 {an= an-1=3 *you have to kinda of see the problem to really understand what i'm typing.

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Question 175097This question is from textbook Saxon Math Course 3
: Use this recursive formula to find the first four terms of the sequence.
{A1=4
{an= an-1=3
*you have to kinda of see the problem to really understand what i'm typing. This question is from textbook Saxon Math Course 3

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use this recursive formula to find the first four terms of the sequence.
{A1=4
{an= an-1=3
*you have to kinda of see the problem to really understand what i'm typing.

You made a typo. You typed an equal sign 
when you should have typed either a plus +
or a minus -.

If the second equal sign was supposed to be a +, and you meant



Then for , you just put down  from the first equation

Then for  you have 

Then for  you have 

Then for  you have 

First four terms are 4,7,10,13
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If the second equal sign was supposed to be a -, and you meant



Then for , you just put down  from the first equation

Then for  you have 

Then for  you have 

Then for  you have 

First four terms are 4,1,-2,-5

Edwin
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