Answer:
Explanation:
You rent an apartment that costs \$1800$1800 per month during the first year, but the rent is set to go up \$160$160 per year. What would be the monthly rent during the 9th year of living in the apartment?
\text{Write out the first 3 terms:}
Write out the first 3 terms:
a_1=1800\leftarrow \text{rent in 1st year}
a
1
=1800←rent in 1st year
a_2=1960\leftarrow \text{rent in 2nd year}
a
2
=1960←rent in 2nd year
a_3=2120\leftarrow \text{rent in 3rd year}
a
3
=2120←rent in 3rd year
\text{Arithmetic Sequence: }d=160
Arithmetic Sequence: d=160
The common difference
\text{Explicit Formula: }
Explicit Formula:
a_n=
a
n
=
\,\,a_1+(n-1)d
a
1
+(n−1)d
a_{\color{green}{9}}=
a
9
=
\,\,1800+(\color{green}{9}-1)(160)
1800+(9−1)(160)
a_{9}=
a
9
=
\,\,3080
3080