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A company is distributing $36,000 in bonuses to its top five salespeople, with the fifth receiving $6,000 and a constant difference between bonuses. To find the bonuses, the arithmetic sequence formula is applied, leading to the first salesperson receiving $12,000, the second $9,000, and the third $6,000. Additionally, the third term of a recursively defined sequence starting at 3, where each term is five times the previous term minus 2, is calculated to be 63. The sequence progresses as follows: a_1 = 3, a_2 = 13, a_3 = 63. This demonstrates the application of arithmetic sequences and recursive definitions in problem-solving.
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3). A company is to distribute \$36,000 in bonuses to its top five sales people. The fifth salesperson on the list will receive \$6,000 and the difference in bonus money between successively ranked salespeople is to be constant. find the bonus for each salesperson.

4). Find the third term of the recursively defined infinite sequence.
[a][/1]=3 [a][k+1]=[5][/ak]-2
 
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3). A company is to distribute \$36,000 in bonuses to its top five sales people. The fifth salesperson on the list will receive \$6,000 and the difference in bonus money between successively ranked salespeople is to be constant. find the bonus for each salesperson.

4). Find the third term of the recursively defined infinite sequence.
[a][/1]=3 [a][k+1]=[5][/ak]-2

The sum of an arithmetic sequence is given by $$S_n = \dfrac{n}{2}(2a+(n-1)d)$$ where $$n$$ is the number of terms, $$a$$ is the first term and $$d$$ is the common difference.

You're given values for $$S_n$$, $$a$$ and $$n$$ in the question
 
Hello, doreent0722!

4) Find the third term of the recursively defined infinite sequence.
. . a_1=3,\;\;a_{k+1} = 5a_k -2
Do you understand what you are given?

The first term is 3.
Thereafter, each term is 5 times the preceding term, minus 2.

. . \begin{array}{ccccccc} a_1 &=& 3 \\ a_2 &=& 5(3)-2 &=& 13 \\ a_3&=& 5(13) - 2 &=& 63 & {\color{red}\Longleftarrow} \\ a_4 &=& 5(63)-2&=& 313 \\ a_5 &=& 5(313)-2 &=& 1563 \end{array}
 
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