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If a_1 = 2 and a_{n+1} = a_n + 7, what is a_5?

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Correct answer: 30

The governing concept is a recursive sequence rule. The relation a_{n+1}=a_n+7 says that every new term is obtained by adding 7 to the immediately preceding term. Starting with a_1=2, calculate successively: a_2=2+7=9, a_3=9+7=16, a_4=16+7=23, and a_5=23+7=30. Therefore option B is correct. The same result follows from the arithmetic-sequence formula a_n=a_1+(n−1)d: a_5=2+4(7)=30. Option A is the fourth term, while options C and D add 7 too many times. The recurrence must be applied exactly four times after the first term to reach the fifth term.

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Recursive RuleArithmetic SequenceConstant DifferenceTerm CalculationSequences And ProgressionsMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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