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For each sequence, write down the first 5 terms and hence, or otherwise, express the sequence using a recursive formula.
un=5n+3
vn=9−n2
pn=2n
qn=n!
(Note: n! is called 'n factorial' and is defined as
so, for example, 4!=4×3×2×1 and 1!=1 )
After writing out the first 5 terms, focus on what you need to do to the previous term to get to the next term each time.
For (a), notice that 13=8+5, and then 18=13+5, and so on.