Find the First Four Terms of the Sequence $a _ { n } = n - 2$

question 44

Multiple Choice

Find the first four terms of the sequence $a _ { n } = n - 2$

• A) \(a _ { 1 } = - 1\), \(a _ { 2 } = 0\), \(a _ { 3 } = 1\), \(a _ { 4 } = 2\)
• B) \(a _ { 1 } = 0\), \(a _ { 2 } = 1\), \(a = 2\), \(a _ { 4 } = 3\)
• C) \(a _ { 1 } = - 2\), \(a _ { 2 } = - 3\), \(a _ { 3 } = - 4\), \(a _ { 4 } = - 5\)
• D) \(a _ { 1 } = 1\), \(a _ { 2 } = 2\), \(a = 3\), \(a _ { 4 } = 4\)
• E) \(a _ { 1 } = 2\), \(a _ { 2 } = 3\), \(a _ {3 } = 4\), \(a _ { 4 } = 5\)

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