Ho2 do you find the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence given $a_1=5/8$ and d=3/8?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-30T12:46:37

First five terms are $5/8,1, 1 3/8 , 1 3/4 and 2 1/8$

$a_n=a_1+(n-1)d$

$a_1=5/8 , a_2=5/8+3/8 =8/8=1 , a_3=5/8+2*3/8 =11/8=1 3/8$

$a_3=5/8+3*3/8 =14/8=1 3/4 , a_3=5/8+4*3/8 =17/8=2 1/8$

First five terms are $5/8, 1, 1 3/8 , 1 3/4 and 2 1/8$ [Ans]

Ho2 do you find the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence given a_1=5/8a_1=5/8 and d=3/8?