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Question 809644: Can you please help me solve this word problem { If the initial value of a sequence is 6 and the common difference is 6, what is the 7th element? }
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First number is 6.
General term is 6+(n-1)6. If this does not immediately make sense, then determine the first four or five terms and look for the pattern. n is the index of the term in the sequence.
What is the 7th term? Let n=7 in the general term and compute.
6+(7-1)6
6+(6)(6)
6+36
42.
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