How do you find the five terms of the arithmetic sequence #a_1=14# and d=-2?
1 Answer
Jun 18, 2017
Explanation:
#"for the standard arithmetic sequence"#
#a,a+d,a+2d,a+3d+.... +a+(n-1)d#
#"where " a=a_1" the first term and d the common difference"#
#"to obtain a term from the previous one, add d to it"#
#"here " d=-2#
#a_1=14#
#a_2=14-2=12#
#a_3=12-2=10#
#a_4=10-2=8#
#a_5=8-2=6#
