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Question 4 of 8

Consider the recursive function of an arithmetic sequence below.
f(1) = 3
f(n) = f(n − 1) + 4, for n = 2, 3, 4,...
What is the 6th term of the sequence?
19
23
27
22
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Answer 1

`\large \boxed{\sf \ \ 23 \ \ }`

Explanation:

Hello, please consider the following.

`a_1=f(1)=3\\\\a_2=f(1)+4=3+4=7\\\\a_3=f(3)=a_2+4=7+4=11\\\\a_4=a_3+4=11+4=15\\\\a_5=a_4+4=15+4=19\\\\a_6=a_5+4=19+4=23`

So the answer is 23.

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