Question

Find the 30th term of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is 2 and common difference is 5.

Answer 1

nth term = a + (n-1)d

where a = first term and d = common difference

so plug in your values and you have it

Answer 2

1) 2
2) 2+5
3) 2 + 5(2)
4) 2 + 5(3)
5) 2 + 5(4)
6) 2 + 5(5)

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