University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

by Hass, Joel R.; Weir, Maurice D.; Thomas Jr., George B.

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0321999584

ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 9 - Section 9.1 - Sequences - Exercises - Page 487: 20

Answer

$a_n=n-4$

Work Step by Step

We can see that to the subsequent terms' differences are $1$ and $a_1=-3$, so $a_n=n-4$ for all $n$ natural numbers.

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