SOLUTION: What is the closed linear form for this sequence given a1 = 14 and an + 1 = an - 2? A) an = 16 + 2n B) an = 16 - 2n C) an = 14 + 2n D) an = 14 - 2n

SOLUTION: What is the closed linear form for this sequence given a1 = 14 and an + 1 = an - 2? A) an = 16 + 2n B) an = 16 - 2n C) an = 14 + 2n D) an = 14 - 2n

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Question 1133525: What is the closed linear form for this sequence given a1 = 14 and an + 1 = an - 2?
A) an = 16 + 2n
B) an = 16 - 2n
C) an = 14 + 2n
D) an = 14 - 2n
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

given:

and

since we can see that each term successive decreases by

if it means when , so is

and equation is

answer:
B)

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