Question

Looking at the figure below, find the 6th term for this pattern:

Question 3 options:


A) 4x - 3


B) x + 9


C) x - 4

Answer 1

The 6th term should be 21 dots.

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer is going up by 4.

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Answer 2

21 the nth term is 4n-3

Explanation:

1 , 5 , 9

increasing by 4 each time

an = a1 + d(n-1)

where a1 = 1st term

d =common difference

n = term number

a6 = 1 + 4(6-1)

a6 = 1 +4(5)

a6 = 1 + 20

a6 = 21

an = a1 + d(n-1)

an = 1 + 4n-4

an = 4n -3

an = 4n-3