Write the first five terms of the sequence. State whether the sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.
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Write the first five terms of the sequence. State whether the sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.
a1 = 5
an = an-1 - 3, if n ≥ 2
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College Algebra
ISBN: 978-0134697024
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Authors: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
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