An Alternating Recurrence Sum

Problem

A sequence satisfies

a_{n+2} + (-1)^n a_n = 3n - 1,

and the sum of its first $16$ terms is $540$ . Find $a_1$ .

Answer

Solution

Difficulty	7/10
Topics	Recursion, sequences, Telescoping

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