Question

I need help writing the first 5 terms of the sequence!

Answer 1

The first five terms of the sequence are 1, 4, 7, 10, 13.

Solution:

Given data:

$a_{1}=1$

$a_{n}=a_{n-1}+3$

General term of the arithmetic sequence.

$a_{n}=a_{n-1}+d$, where d is the common difference.

d = 3

$a_{n}=a_{n-1}+3$

Put n = 2 in $a_{n}=a_{n-1}+3$, we get

$a_{2}=a_1+3$

$a_{2}=1+3$

$a_2=4$

Put n = 3 in $a_{n}=a_{n-1}+3$, we get

$a_{3}=a_2+3$

$a_{3}=4+3$

$a_3=7$

Put n = 4 in $a_{n}=a_{n-1}+3$, we get

$a_{4}=a_3+3$

$a_{4}=7+3$

$a_4=10$

Put n = 5 in $a_{n}=a_{n-1}+3$, we get

$a_{5}=a_4+3$

$a_{5}=10+3$

$a_5=13$

The first five terms of the sequence are 1, 4, 7, 10, 13.