Find the recurrence relation satisfied by rn

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a) Find the recurrence relation satisfied by Rn, where Rn is the number of regions into which the surface of a sphere is divided by n great circles (which are the intersections of the sphere and planes passing through the center of the sphere), if no three of the great circles go through the same point

b) Find Rn using iteration.

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