Given the Recursive Formula:

a1 = −8
a6 = an +5
What is the common difference?
What is the initial term?

What term is this formula solving for?

What should be in place of the n?

1 answer

The common difference for a sequence is defined as the difference between any two consecutive terms.

In this case, the common difference is given as 5 since a6 = a(n-1) + 5.

The initial term a1 is given as -8.

The given formula is solving for the term an.

In place of n, any positive integer greater than or equal to 1 should be substituted to find the desired term in the sequence.