document.write( "Question 1124668: How do I set up the problem for this information: Generate the first 3 terms of a sequence that obey the following recursive rules:
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$\"+a%5Bn%5D+=+a%5Bn-1%5D+%2B+2+\"$ ; $\"a%5B0%5D+=+4+\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a%5B2%5D+=+a%5B1%5D+%2B+2+=+6%2B2+=+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a%5B3%5D+=+a%5B2%5D+%2B+2+=+8%2B2+=+10+\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "The closed form (which allows you to find the n-th term directly) is $\"+a%5Bn%5D+=+2n%2B4+\"$ ; n=0,1,2,3,… \r
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