Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - Chapter 11 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 1081: 6

Answer

$$\eqalign{ & 1,3,4,7,11 \cr & {\text{The sequence is neither geometric nor arithmetic}} \cr} $$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {a_1} = 1,\,\,\,{a_2} = 3 \cr & {a_n} = {a_{n - 2}} + {a_{n - 1}},\,\,\,{\text{if }}n \geqslant 3 \cr & \cr & n = 3 \cr & {a_3} = {a_{3 - 2}} + {a_{3 - 1}} \cr & {a_3} = {a_1} + {a_2} \cr & {a_3} = 1 + 3 \cr & {a_3} = 4 \cr & \cr & n = 4 \cr & {a_4} = {a_{4 - 2}} + {a_{4 - 1}} \cr & {a_4} = {a_2} + {a_3} \cr & {a_4} = 3 + 4 \cr & {a_4} = 7 \cr & \cr & n = 5 \cr & {a_5} = {a_{5 - 2}} + {a_{5 - 1}} \cr & {a_5} = {a_3} + {a_4} \cr & {a_5} = 4 + 7 \cr & {a_3} = 11 \cr & \cr & 1,3,4,7,11 \cr & {\text{The sequence is neither geometric nor arithmetic}} \cr} $$
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