Find the First Six Terms of the Sequence $$a _ { 1 } = 4 , a _ { 2 } = 2 ; \text { for } n \geq 3 , a _ { n } = a _ { n - 1 } - a _ { n - 2 }$$

question 300

Multiple Choice

Find the first six terms of the sequence.
- $$a _ { 1 } = 4 , a _ { 2 } = 2 ; \text { for } n \geq 3 , a _ { n } = a _ { n - 1 } - a _ { n - 2 }$$

• A) \(4,2,0 , - 2 , - 4 , - 6\)
• B) \(4,2,6,8,11,19\)
• C) \(4,2 , - 2 , - 4 , - 2,2\)
• D) \(4,2,2 , - 2,2 , - 2\)

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