5. Using Recursive Rules with Sequences
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a_1=1, a_2=4, a_3=7, a_4=10, a_5=13, a_6=16
a_1&=1 a_n&=a_(n-1)+3 To do so, we will use a table.
n | a_n=a_(n-1)+3 | a_(n-1)+3 | a_n |
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1 | a_1=1 | - | 1 |
2 | a_2=a_(2-1)+3 | a_1+3= 1+3 | 4 |
3 | a_3=a_(3-1)+3 | a_2+3= 4+3 | 7 |
4 | a_4=a_(4-1)+3 | a_3+3= 7+3 | 10 |
5 | a_5=a_(5-1)+3 | a_4+3= 10+3 | 13 |
6 | a_6=a_(6-1)+3 | a_5+3= 13+3 | 16 |
Therefore, the first 6 terms of the sequence are 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16.