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Let a1, a2, a3, \dots be a sequence.  If
a_n = a_{n - 1} - a_{n - 2}
for all n3, and a1 = 11 and a2 = 7, then find a6.

 May 1, 2024
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Repeatedly using the recurrence formula with n = 3, 4, 5, 6 gives respectively:

 

a3=a2a1=4a4=a3a2=11a5=a4a3=7a6=a5a4=4

 May 1, 2024

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