SOLUTION: nth term of a sequence is 6n + 2, what is 26th term?

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Question 798521: nth term of a sequence is 6n + 2, what is 26th term?
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simpler than you think. Not a trick question.
The problem says that term number n is
a%5Bn%5D=6%2An%2B2
If that is the formula given, the 26th term is
a%5B26%5D=6%2A26%2B2=52%2B2=highlight%2854%29

The first term is a%5B1%5D=2%2A1%2B2=2%2B2=4,
The second term is a%5B2%5D=2%2A2%2B2=4%2B2=6
The third term is a%5B4%5D=2%2A3%2B2=6%2B2=8
The sequence is 4, 6, 8, ....
It's the even numbers from 4 up.
It's an arithmetic sequence with first term 4 and common difference 2.