SOLUTION: Find an explicit equation for 5,8,11, 14,17

Question 938461: Find an explicit equation for 5,8,11, 14,17
Answer by MathLover1(20855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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in first row we have common difference , means function is linear and previous term is less then next term:
if we have for first term, using common difference it is
second term is , using common difference it is
third term is , using common difference it is
and so on
in general, we can write an explicit equation as:
(for all terms given) where = ,....

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