Question

What is the 34th term of the following sequence?
2,7,12,...

Answer 1

hint:
first term = 2
total number of terms = 34
common difference = 5
what you're looking for = 34th term

use \[a_n = a_ 1 + (n-1)d\]
dooes that help?

Answer 2

No it's a new subject. Can you do it for me so I'll understand how to do my others?

Answer 3

Or show me the steps

Answer 4

how about an example

2,8,14, 20....

i would like to find the 30th term

now i use \[a_n = a_1 + (n-1)d\]
a_n means the last term
a_1 means the first term
n is the number of terms
d is the common difference

a_n is what im looking for in this case
a_1 is 2 because that's the first term in my given
n is 30 because im looking for the 30th term obviously the number of terms would be 30
d is 6 because if you notice im adding 6 to the current term to get the next term

so i use the formula..
\[a_n = a_1 + (n-1)d\]
\[\implies a_{32} = 2 + (30-1)6\]
\[\implies a_{32} = 2 + (29)(6)\]
\[\implies a_{32} = 2 + 174\]
\[\implies a_{32} = 176\]
does that help?

Answer 5

I'm going to try to fit this into that formula hold on..

Answer 6

sure

Answer 7

just tag me if you need me

Answer 8

@lgbasallote Where did you get 32 from for the base?

Answer 9

uhh lol that should be 30...that mans 30th term =))

Answer 10

Oh that makes more sense

Answer 11

change it before you confuse other people lol

Answer 12

sorry bout that

Answer 13

I got a_34= 167

Thank you

Answer 14

welcome