Question

Given the first term and the common difference find the first five terms and the explicit formula

Answer 1

Answer:

$a_{1} = -34,\: a_{2} = -44,\: a_{3} = -54,\: a_{4} = -64,\: a_{5} = -74$

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$a_{n} = -34\:–\:10(n-1)$