Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Sequences and Summation Notation - Exercise Set - Page 831: 94

Answer

$7,12,17,22$

Work Step by Step

Here, $a_1=7$ and $a_n=a_{n-1}+5$ For $n=2,3,4$ ,we have $a_2=a_{2-1}+5=a_1+5=7+5=12$; $a_3=a_{3-1}+5=a_2+5=12+5=17$; $a_4=a_{4-1}+5=a_3+5=17+5=22$ Hence, the first four terms are: $7,12,17,22$
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