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ladessa [460]
3 years ago
6

3. Consider the sequence,-8, -5, -2, 1, ...

Mathematics
1 answer:
Naddik [55]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

a) a_n=3\,n-11

b) a_{20}=49

c) term number 17 is the one that gives a value of 40

Step-by-step explanation:

a)

The sequence seems to be arithmetic, and with common difference d = 3.

Notice that when you add 3 units to the first term (-80, you get :

-8 + 3 = -5

and then -5 + 3 = -2 which is the third term.

Then, we can use the general form for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence to find its simplified form:

a_n=a_1+(n-1)\,d

That in our case would give:

a_n=-8+(n-1)\,(3)\\a_n=-8+3\,n-3\\a_n=3n-11

b)

Therefore, the term number 20 can be calculated from it:

a_{20}=3\,(20)-11=60-11=49

c) in order to find which term renders 20, we use the general form we found in step a):

a_n=3\,n-11\\40=3\,n-11\\40+11=3\,n\\51=3\,n\\n=\frac{51}{3} =17

so term number 17 is the one that renders a value of 40

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