Question

Use the explicit formula an = a1 + (n - 1) d to find the 500th term of the sequence below. 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, ..

Answer 1

replace a_1 with the first number in that sequence
replace d with the common difference number
replace n with the the n-th term you want to find

Answer 2

first question
what is a_1
what is the first number in the sequence
this is the same question
i asked it two different ways