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What is the nth term rule of the linear sequence below?

5,8,11,14,17

(btw it says the nth term not the 9th.)

User Firebush
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Answer:

it's 3n-3

Explanation:

User V Jayakar Edidiah
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Answer:

an = 5 +3(n -1)

Explanation:

The n-th term of an arithmetic sequence is ...

an = a1 +d(n -1)

Here, you have first term a1=5 and common difference d=8-5=3, so the n-th term is ...

an = 5 +3(n -1)

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If you like, you can simplify this to ...

an = 5 +3n -3

an = 3n +2

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