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Write out the first five terms of the sequence: a1 = 1 an = n - a(n -1)
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a=1 right??
yes
so 1,1,1,1,1
coz it is n-n+1=1 every term =1
\[a_1=1\] \[a_n=n-a_{n-1}\] \[a_2=2-a_{2-1}=2-a_1=2-1=1\] right gj sriram
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\[a_3=3-a_{3-1}=3-a_{2}=3-1=2\] wait no next term is 2
\[a_4=4-a_{4-1}=4-a_3=4-2=2\]
\[a_5=5-a_{5-1}=5-a_4=5-2=3\]
1,1,2,2,3
what on earth? it is not 11111
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lol the first two terms are 1,1 i was saying gj to that part
oh sorry i see 1 2-1=1 3-1=2 4-2=2 5-2=3 6-3=3 7-3=4 8-4=4 cool
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