SOLUTION: I need help with this problem ASAP, I don't understand any of it at all. [Use the recursive rule to find the third term in the sequence. a_1=6 and a_n = a_n-1 + 3 ]

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Question 877111: I need help with this problem ASAP, I don't understand any of it at all. [Use the recursive rule to find the third term in the sequence. a_1=6 and a_n = a_n-1 + 3 ]
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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We are given a_1 = 6 and
a_n = a_n-1 + 3
a_3 = a_2 + 3
Now a_2 = a_1 + 3 = 6 + 3 = 9
a_3 = a_2 + 3 = 9 + 3 = 12