Write the First Five Terms of the Arithmetic Sequence Defined $a _ { 1 } = 50 , a _ { k + 1 } = a _ { k } - 5$

question 21

Multiple Choice

Write the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence defined recursively. $a _ { 1 } = 50 , a _ { k + 1 } = a _ { k } - 5$

• A) \(a _ { 1 } = 70 , a _ { 2 } = 65 , a _ { 3 } = 60 , a _ { 4 } = 55 , a _ { 5 } = 50\)
• B) \(a _ { 1 } = 50 , a _ { 2 } = 55 , a _ { 3 } = 60 , a _ { 4 } = 65 , a _ { 5 } = 70\)
• C) \(a _ { 1 } = 50 , a _ { 2 } = 45 , a _ { 3 } = 40 , a _ { 4 } = 35 , a _ { 5 } = 30\)
• D) \(a _ { 1 } = 30 , a _ { 2 } = 35 , a _ { 3 } = 40 , a _ { 4 } = 45 , a _ { 5 } = 50\)
• E) \(a _ { 1 } = 50 , a _ { 2 } = 40 , a _ { 3 } = 45 , a _ { 4 } = 30 , a _ { 5 } = 35\)

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