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Write an explicit equation using function notation to represent the sequence:-2, -6, -10, -14,...

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hello

since this requires an explicit equation we need to define some terms first

a = -2

common difference = -4


F(n)=a+(n-1)d

all we need to do is substitute the values of a and d into the equation above


\begin{gathered} f(n)=a+(n-1)d \\ f(n)=-2+(n-1)\cdot-4 \\ f(n)=-2-4n+4 \\ f(n)=2-4n \end{gathered}

the explicit equation for this series is 2 - 4n

test for f(3) and f(4)


\begin{gathered} f(3)=2-4(3) \\ f(3)=2-12 \\ f(3)=10 \\ \\ \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} f(4)=2-4(4) \\ f(4)=2-16 \\ f(4)=-14 \end{gathered}

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