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\[a _{1}=9,a _{n+1}=\frac{ 2a _{n}-2 }{ 2 }\]
a.9, 7, 5, 3, 1 b.9, 16, 14, 12, 10 c.9, 8, 7, 6, 5 d.9, 1, 2, 3, 4
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First simplify \[a _{n+1}=\frac{ 2a _{n}-2 }{ 2 }\]
\[a _{n+1}=\frac{ 2a _{n}-2 }{ 2 } = a_n - 1\]
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So the next term is just the previous term minus 1.
\[a _{2}=\frac{ 2a _{1}-2 }{2 }\]?
oh so that would make it 9,8,7,6,5?
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