Question

Given the explicit formula, find the 5th term.

an = −3 + (n − 1)5
Responses

17
17

22
22

15
15

5

Answer 1

To find the 5th term, we plug in n = 5 into the explicit formula:

a5 = -3 + (5 - 1)5
= -3 + (4)5
= -3 + 20
= 17

Therefore, the 5th term is 17.