Question

For each sequence, find the first 4 terms and the 10th term.a.) n + 5b.) 2n – 1​

Answer 1

For these, n is equal to the term you want. So you substitute the number in for whichever term you want. This means:

a) 1 (1st term) + 5 = 6
2 (2nd term) + 5 = 7
3 (3rd term) + 5 = 8
4 (4th term) + 5 = 9
10 (10th term) + 5 = 15

And so on for b (not going to keep writing the term, I’m sure you get that by now.

b) 2(1) - 1 = (2x1) - 1 = 1
2(2) - 1 = (2x2) - 1 = 3
2(3) - 1 = (2x3) - 1 = 5
2(4) - 1 = (2x4) - 1 = 7
2(10) - 1 = (2x10) - 1 = 19

Hope this helps :)