a, 2a - 1, 3a - 2, 4a - 3, ... 3. for a particular number a, the first term in the sequence above is equal to a, and each t erm thereafter is 7 greater than the previous term. what is the value of the 16th term in the sequence?



Answer :

" 113 " is  the 16th term in the sequence . given below is the complete solution to the question.

given:  first term in sequence=a

            distance=d=7

Here , d represents distance between cisecutive terms of sequence that is " first term is 'a' each term thereafter is 7 greater than the previous term"

From this we can write that

          d=(2a-1)-a=7

⇒        a=8    

where a=8 is the first term of sequence

To find:

            [tex]a_{n}[/tex]=[tex]a_{16}[/tex]=?    ⇒ n=16

Formula:

                  [tex]a_{n}[/tex]=a+(n-1)d    

calculation:  

               [tex]a_{16}[/tex]=8+(16-1)(7)             (by putting values in formula)

⇒            [tex]a_{16}[/tex]=113

which is required  value of the 16th term in the sequence.

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