Given that the recursive formula is: an=an-1+7 first term is a1=17 the second term will be: a2=a(2-1)+7 a2=a1+7 a2=17+7 a2=24 To evaluate for the explicit formula we use the formula: an=a+d(n-1) where a=first term d=common difference from the calculations above: d=24-17=7 thus the explicit formula will be: an=17+7(n-1) an=17+7n-7 an=7n+17-7 an=7n+10