Recursive and Explicit Formulas Test

Find the next three terms:
5, 8, 11, 14...

• 16, 19, 22
• 17, 19, 21
• 17, 20, 23
• 16, 18, 20 

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Given the recursive formula below, find the explicit formula.

a₁ = 5

a_n = a_n-1 - 6

• a_n = 5 - 6(n - 1)

• a_n = 11 - 6(n - 1)

• Both

• Neither

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Given the recursive formula below, write the linear equation.

a₁ = 9

a_n = a_n-1 + 2

• y = 9 + 2n

• y = 7 + 2n

• Both

• Neither

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

What is the next term in the series? 15, 35, 55...

• 55
• 15
• 32
• 75

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write the recursive formula for 6, 17, 28, 39, 50....

• a_n=a_n-1+11
  a₁=6
• a_n=a_n-1-4
  a₁=6
• a_n=a_n-1+9
  a₁=6
• a_n=a_n-1+6
  a₁=6

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Given the recursive formula, find the first four terms:

a_n = a_n-1 + 5

a₁ = -16

• -16, -21, -26, -31

• 5, -11, -27, -43

• -16, -80, -500, -200

• -16, -11, -6, -1

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

The recursive formula can only be used if you know the previous term

• True

• False

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

The explicit formula is used to find a specific term in a sequence.

• True
• False

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write the recursive formula for

a_n = 17 + 11(n - 1)

• a₁ = 17

  a_n=a_n-1+11

• a₁ = 17

  a_n=a_n-1-11

• a_n=a

  a₁ = 17_n-1+11

• a₁ = 6

  a_n=a_n-1+11

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write the recursive formula of

a_n = 13 - 4(n - 1)

• a₁ = 13

  a_n=a_n-1 - 4

• a₁ = 13

  a_n=a_n-1 + 4

• a₁ = 17

  a_n=a_n-1 - 4

• a₁ = -4

  a_n=a_n-1 + 13

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2