SOLUTION: the nth term of an AP is 4n - 5. Then the 15th term is?

Question 990456: the nth term of an AP is 4n - 5. Then the 15th term is?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In an AP (arithmetic progression, or arithmetic sequence),
= the first term,
= the common difference (the difference between consecutive terms), and
= the nth term ,
but we do not need to know any of that to answer the question.

To find the 15th term, we substitute in ,
to find that the value of the 15th term is
.
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