Question

Write an explicit formula for this table

Hours: 1 2 3 4 5
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Answer 1

The explicit formula would be
`g_n=5(3)^(n-1)`.

This is a geometric sequence, since we are multiplying each term by a constant to find the next term.

The explicit formula for a geometric sequence is given by

`g_n=g_1(r)^(n-1)`,
where g₁ is the first term and r is the common ratio, or the number that is multiplied to get the next term.

Our first term is 5, and the common ratio is 3.