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For the sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 . . .

What is the explicit equation?

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The explicit equation for this arithmetic sequence can be written as:

a_n = 2 + 3(n - 1)

In this equation:
- "a_n" represents the nth term of the sequence.
- "2" is the first term of the sequence.
- "3" is the common difference between consecutive terms.
- "(n - 1)" represents the position of the term in the sequence, with n = 1 corresponding to the first term.

So, if you plug in a value for "n," you can find the corresponding term in the sequence using this equation.
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