Write the rule for the nth term given 1/4,2/5,3/6,4/7,5/8,...

Gaige Haynes

Gaige Haynes

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2022-09-14

Write the rule for the nth term given 1 4 , 2 5 , 3 6 , 4 7 , 5 8 , ...

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Karla Bautista

Karla Bautista

Beginner2022-09-15Added 16 answers

The way the sequence has been written seems to indicate an intention that the rule for the general term is:
a n = n n + 3
Both the numerators (1,2,3,4,5) and denominators (4,5,6,7,8) are arithmetic sequences with common difference 1.
Note that the same sequence of values could have been written:
1 4 , 2 5 , 1 2 , 4 7 , 5 8 , ...
The same formula would be correct, but slightly harder to spot.

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