Question

Check whether 301 is a term of the list of numbers 5, 11, 17, 23, . . .

Answer 1

not a term

Explanation:

There is a common difference between consecutive terms in the sequence, that is

d = 11- 5 = 17 - 11 = 23 - 17 = 6

This indicate the sequence is arithmetic with n th term

`a_(n)` = a₁ + (n - 1)d

where a₁ is the first term and d the common difference

Here a₁ = 5 and d = 6, thus

`a_(n)` = 5 + 6(n - 1) = 5 + 6n - 6 = 6n - 1

Equate this to 301 and solve for n

6n - 1 = 301 ( add 1 to both sides )

6n = 302 ( divide both sides by 6 )

n = 50.333....

Since n is not an integer value then 301 is not a term in this sequence.