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a1 = 8, an = 10-3an-1, for n ≥ 2
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document.write( "Substitute n=2 in an = 10-3an-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "an = 10-3an-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "a2 = 10-3a2-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "a2 = 10-3a1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute 8 for a1\r\n" );
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document.write( "a2 = 10-3(8)\r\n" );
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document.write( "a2 = 10-24\r\n" );
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document.write( "a2 = -14\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute n=3 in an = 10-3an-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "an = 10-3an-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "a3 = 10-3a3-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "a3 = 10-3a2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute -14 for a2\r\n" );
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document.write( "a3 = 10-3(-14)\r\n" );
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document.write( "a3 = 10+42\r\n" );
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document.write( "a3 = 52\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute n=4 in an = 10-3an-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "an = 10-3an-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "a4 = 10-3a4-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "a4 = 10-3a3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute 52 for a3\r\n" );
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document.write( "a4 = 10-3(52)\r\n" );
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document.write( "a4 = 10-156\r\n" );
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document.write( "a4 = -146\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute n=5 in an = 10-3an-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "an = 10-3an-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "a5 = 10-3a5-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "a5 = 10-3a4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute -146 for a4\r\n" );
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document.write( "a5 = 10-3(-146)\r\n" );
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document.write( "a5 = 10+438\r\n" );
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document.write( "a5 = 448\r\n" );
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