Mathematics Grade 12 45 min

Find a recursive formula

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Find the recursive formula for: 5, 8, 11, 14, ...

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Find the recursive formula for: 2, 6, 18, 54, ...

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Find the recursive formula for: 1, 3, 7, 15, ...

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
Find the recursive formula for the sequence: 4, 6, 8, 10, ...
0.a_1=4, a_n=a_{n-1}+2
1.a_1=4, a_n=a_{n-1}-2
2.a_1=4, a_n=2*a_{n-1}
3.a_1=2, a_n=a_{n-1}+4
Easy
Find the recursive formula for the sequence: 3, 6, 12, 24, ...
0.a_1=3, a_n=a_{n-1}+3
1.a_1=3, a_n=2*a_{n-1}
2.a_1=2, a_n=3*a_{n-1}
3.a_1=3, a_n=a_{n-1}/2
Easy
Find the recursive formula for the sequence: 2, 5, 11, 23, ...
0.a_1=2, a_n=a_{n-1}+3
1.a_1=2, a_n=3*a_{n-1}-1
2.a_1=2, a_n=2*a_{n-1}+1
3.a_1=2, a_n=a_{n-1}+5

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