Question
what is the 15th term of the linear sequence of 5
,
8
,
11
,
14
,
17
,
8
,
11
,
14
,
17
Answers
mathhelper
Looks so much better when typed this way:
5, 8, 11, 14, 17
did you notice that each term is 3 more than its previous ?
You could just keep going until you get 15 terms, or.....
use the definitions of this sequence:
a=5 , d = 3
term(15) = a + 14d
= 5 + 14(3) = .......
5, 8, 11, 14, 17
did you notice that each term is 3 more than its previous ?
You could just keep going until you get 15 terms, or.....
use the definitions of this sequence:
a=5 , d = 3
term(15) = a + 14d
= 5 + 14(3) = .......