Find the First Six Terms of the Sequence $$a _ { 1 } = 7 , a _ { 2 } = 5 ; \text { for } n \geq 3 , a _ { n } = a _ { n - 1 } - a _ { n - 2 }$$

question 227

Multiple Choice

Find the first six terms of the sequence.
- $$a _ { 1 } = 7 , a _ { 2 } = 5 ; \text { for } n \geq 3 , a _ { n } = a _ { n - 1 } - a _ { n - 2 }$$

• A) \(7,5,3,1 , - 1 , - 3\)
• B) \(7,5,2 , - 5 , - 1,4\)
• C) \(7,5,12,17,26,43\)
• D) \(7,5 , - 2 , - 7 , - 5,2\)

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