Question

Find the first three terms of the sequence with nth term 3n-2​

Answer 1

To find out the first three terms of 3n - 2 substitute 1 ,2 and 3 into the equation.

so the three terms a

3(1)-2=1

3(2)-2=6-2=4

3(3)-2=9-2=7

As you can see the sequence goes up in 1,4 and 7.To find out the 10th term you also substitute 10 into the equation so 3(9)-2=18-2=16

so 16 is the tenth term

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