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  • 11-11-2021
  • Mathematics
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An arithmetic sequence is given below.
15, 19, 23 ,27 …
Write an explicit formula for the nth term an

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reinhard10158
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  • 11-11-2021

Step-by-step explanation:

arithmetic sequence means every new term is the previous term plus a certain constant.

as we can see, this constant is +4 in our case.

15 + 4 = 19

19 + 4 = 23

23 + 4 = 27

...

so, we have

a1 = 15

a2 = a1 + 4 = 15 + 4 = 19

a3 = a2 + 4 = a1 + 4 + 4 = a1 + 2×4 = 15 + 8 = 23

...

an = an-1 + 4 = a1 + (n-1)×4 = 15 + (n-1)×4

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