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1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4,... write a rule for the nth term of the sequence

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You have the following sequence given in the exercise:


(1)/(4),(2)/(4),(3)/(4),(4)/(4),\ldots

You can identify that it is an Arithmetic sequence, because the difference between one term and the previous one is always the same:


\begin{gathered} (2)/(4)-(1)/(4)=(1)/(4) \\ \\ (3)/(4)-(2)/(4)=(1)/(4) \\ \\ (4)/(4)-(3)/(4)=(1)/(4) \end{gathered}

By definition, you can express an Arithmetic sequence using a rule:


a_n=a_1+d(n-1)_{}

Where:

- The nth term of the sequence is


a_n

- The first term is


a_1

- The common difference is "d".

- The term position is "n".

In this case you know that:


\begin{gathered} d=(1)/(4) \\ \\ a_1=(1)/(4) \end{gathered}

Therefore, you can substitute this value into


a_n=a_1+d(n-1)_{}

Then, you get that the answer is:


a_n=(1)/(4)+(1)/(4)(n-1)

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