Given:
First term of an arithmetic sequence = 5
Second term = 3
To find:
The explicit formula for the given arithmetic sequence.
Solution:
We have,
First term: 
Second term: 
Common difference is



Now, the explicit formula for an arithmetic sequence is

where, a is first term and d is common difference.
Putting a=5 and d=-2, we get

It can also be written as


Here, n is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
Domain is the set of input values.
Therefore, the explicit equation is
or
and domain is all interest greater than or equal to 1.
Answer:
Rate of change of the area of the square is 42 units at t = 2.
Step-by-step explanation:
We note that the area of the square is given by:
but we aim to find
. But we can use the chain rule to pull out that dA/dt. Doing so gives us:

Now,
(by the power rule and 
But since we have "x" and not "t", we want to find what x is when t = 2. Substituting t = 2 gives us x(2) = 3(2) + 1 = 7.
So, finally, we see that:

Let the least possible value of the smallest of 99 cosecutive integers be x and let the number whose cube is the sum be p, then

By substitution, we have that

and

.
Therefore, <span>the least possible value of the smallest of 99 consecutive positive integers whose sum is a perfect cube is 314.</span>