PLEASE HELP the recursive rule for a sequence is shown A=an-1+9A1=21What is the explicit rule for this sequence? a. An=12n-9B. An=9n-12C. An=12n+9D. An=9n+12
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a(n) = a(n-1)+9 means that we add 9 to the previous term to get the next term. Therefore the common difference is d = 9 this sequence is arithmetic. The first term is a(1) = 21
Plug those two values into the arithmetic formula below and simplify a(n) = a(1) + d * [ n - 1 ] a(n) = 21 + 9 * [ n - 1 ] a(n) = 21 + 9*n + 9*(-1) a(n) = 21 + 9n - 9 a(n) = 9n+12