Answer:
34 + 8n
Step-by-step explanation:
a₁ = 42

a₂ = a₁ + 8 = 42 + 8 = 50
a₃ = a₂ + 8 = 50 + 8 = 58
a₄ = a₃ + 8 = 58 + 8 = 66
Arithmetic sequence: 42, 50 , 58 , 66, ......
a₁ = 42 ; d = 8
= a₁ + d(n-1)
= 42 + 8(n - 1)
= 42 + 8n - 8
= 34 + 8n
When you are multiplying exponents with the same base, you can add the exponents. This is represented as:

In our case we are multiplying exponents with the same base 8 and exponents -7 and 5. The sum of -7 and 5 is -2, so our answer is
.