Question

tell the next term in each of the following and explain the pattern the generates he sequence ...
a. 5,7,9,11...
b. 1/2,2/3,3/4,4/5....
c. 8,7,5,2,-2.....

Answer 1

a. Keep adding two.
b. The pattern is something like \({n \over n + 1}\).
c. Subtract 1, then 2, then 3, then 4... so you'd subtract 5 for the next term.

Answer 2

there is difference of in 2 1st equation then add two to get you next term.