PLEASE HELP ME

an arithmetic sequence has this recursive formula

a 1 =7
an = an-1 -4

what is the explicit formula for this sequence?

Respuesta :

gmany

Answer:

[tex]\large\boxed{a_n=11-4n}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

It's an arithmetic sequence.

The explicit formula of an arithmetic sequence:

[tex]a_n=a_1+(n-1)d[/tex]

We have

[tex]a_n=\left\{\begin{array}{ccc}a_1=7\\a_n=a_{n-1}-4\end{array}\right[/tex]

Therefore d = -4.

Substitute:

[tex]a_n=7+(n-1)(-4)[/tex]             use distributive property

[tex]a_n=7-4n+4\\\\a_n=(7+4)-4n\\\\a_n=11-4n[/tex]