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What is the recursive formula when given the explicit formula for the following geometric sequence?

a^n = 12(33)^n-1

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Answer:

[tex]\left \{ {{a_1=12} \atop{a_n=a_{n-1}*(33)}} \right.[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

For a geometric sequence the explicit formula has the following formula:

[tex]a_n=a_1(r)^{n-1}[/tex]

Where [tex]a_1[/tex] is the first term in the sequence, and r is the common ratio  and [tex]a_n[/tex] is the nth term of the sequence:

In this case we have the following sequence

[tex]a_n = 12(33)^{n-1}[/tex]

Then:

[tex]a_1=12\\r=33[/tex]

The recursive formula for the geometric sequence has the following formula

[tex]\left \{ {{a_1} \atop {a_n=a_1*r}} \right.[/tex]

Where [tex]a_1[/tex] is the first term in the sequence, and r is the common ratio  and [tex]a_n[/tex] is the nth term of the sequence:

In this case the recursive formula is:

[tex]\left \{ {{a_1=12} \atop{a_n=a_{n-1}*(33)}} \right.[/tex]