Question

If you were asked to find the 87th term in a sequence, which formula would you want to be given?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

If there is a sequence and if we are to find its 87th term we must have the general term formula for the sequence.

Normally for sequences which follow a pattern there will be a formula for nth term.

Example is arithmetic sequence nth term = a+(n-1)d where a is the I term and d the common difference.

Similarly for geometric sequence nth term

=$ar^{n-1}$ is the nth term

Thus to find the 87th term, we must be able to find out the pattern of the sequence by which any term is related to its previous term

Either general term formula or recurring formula should be given to get the 87th term

Answer 2

I would try to find the Constant of proportionality of the sequence maybe or try to find what the sequence starts with and then multiply it by 87 . Hope this helps