Find the First Six Terms of the Sequence $$a _ { 1 } = 9 , a _ { 2 } = 7 ; \text { for } n \geq 3 , a _ { n } = a _ { n } - 1 - a _ { n - 2 }$$

question 121

Multiple Choice

Find the first six terms of the sequence.
- $$a _ { 1 } = 9 , a _ { 2 } = 7 ; \text { for } n \geq 3 , a _ { n } = a _ { n } - 1 - a _ { n - 2 }$$

• A) \(9,7,2 , - 7 , - 3,8\)
• B) \(9,7,5,3,1 , - 1\)
• C) \(9,7,16,23,36,59\)
• D) \(9,7 , - 2 , - 9 , - 7,2\)

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