In the 1800s, why did the us government want to keep the number of free states and slave states equal?

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You are given the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence. why might you use a recursive formula? why might you use an explicit formula? under what conditions might a recursive formula be preferred over the explicit formula? under what conditions might an explicit formula be preferred over the recursive formula? pleasss ! sorry if it's a long question: (

Jim has 16 books doug has 10 fewer books than jim how many books does doug have?