Endospores are hardy, defensive structures that enable some bacteria to survive harmful environmental conditions, such as starvation, high temperatures, desiccation (drying out), chemical disinfectants and extremes in pH.
Recursive formula is a formula that is used to determine the next term of a sequence using one or more of the preceding terms.
Initial condition: t1 = 19 (look at the beginning) Recursive formula: tn = tn-1 - 5 ( each term is 5 less than the term before!) Note: Formulas in the previous section where explicit formulas! Find the 3rd, 4th and 5th term of each sequence. Give a recursive definition for each sequence. 4) 5, 8, 11, 14, . . .