SOLUTION: What is a recursive rule for the sequence below? -19,-10,-1,8,... I think that it could be a1=8, an=a(n-1)+9

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Question 612560: What is a recursive rule for the sequence below?
-19,-10,-1,8,...
I think that it could be a1=8, an=a(n-1)+9
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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No, the first term is -19 and not 8.

So the sequence is really an = a(n-1)+9 where a1 = -19