Question

How do you find the terms of a sequence when given the formula an=5n+1 ?

Answer 1

figure out what the formal stands for

Answer 2

n = ?

Answer 3

a = ?

Answer 4

well this appears to be an aritmethic sequence

\[n = 1....a_{1} = 6\]

\[n = 2 ... a_{2} = 5 \times 2 + 1 = 11\]

and so forth...

\[n = 3... a_{3} = 5 \times 3 + 1= 16\]

just keep following the pattern