Question

The first term of a sequence is 1, and the fifth term is 47. If the difference between consecutive terms is constant, what is the second term?

Answer 1

arithmetic sequence

a = 1
t5 = 47

Answer 2

oh ok... this is looking familiar now...

Answer 3

in arithmetic sequence,
nth term tn = a+(n-1)d

t5 = 1 + (5-1) d = 47
1 + 4d = 47
4d = 46
d = ?

Answer 4

thank you so much. i feel silly knowing that the answer was a lot simpler than i thought haha

Answer 5

its okay hehe