Question

Determine whether each formula is explicit or recursive. Then find the first five terms of each sequence.

a n= 2a n-1 +3, where a1 = 3

Answer 1

anything that is defined in terms of prior terms is recurrsive

Answer 2

a1 = 3
a2 = 2(a1) + 3
a3 = 2(a2) + 3
a4 = 2(a3) + 3

Answer 3

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