Question

Can you tell me if my answers are correct? : Write the first five terms of the sequence. (I've posted the equation and my answers below)

Answer 1

yes, all 5 terms are correct :)

Answer 2

holy cow! I'm so proud of myself :') Thank you for checking it for me!

Answer 3

Can you help me with one that I really don't know how to do?

Answer 4

lol, you did good work! even i am proud of you :)
welcome ^_^
sure, do ask!

Answer 5

do you realise, there ia pattern in that sequence ?

Answer 6

**is a

Answer 7

+3

Answer 8

so, its an arithmetic sequence, right ?
do you know the general form of n'th term ?

Answer 9

seen something like
\(\large a_n =a_1+(n-1)d \)
?

Answer 10

no, never seen that. but ill go along with it, haha.

Answer 11

yup, that the one to be used here.
a1 = 1st term = ... ?
n = the general n'th term
d= common difference
can u find these ?

Answer 12

an=5+(n-1)3

Answer 13

or is it an=5+(n-1)+3 because its going up by three?

Answer 14

correct :)
now simplify that

Answer 15

the first one?

Answer 16

i tried simplifying, but it doesn't work with the numbers.

Answer 17

an =5+(n-1)3
= 5+ 3n -3
= 2 +3n