SOLUTION: Find the 300th term of the sequence 5, 8, 11, 14, 17

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Question 955356: Find the 300th term of the sequence 5, 8, 11, 14, 17
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +n+ = the number of the term
Let +k+ = the value of the term
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1st term:
+n+=+1+
+k+=+5+
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2nd term:
+n+=+2+
+k+=+8+
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I can say:
+k+=+5+%2B+%28+n-1+%29%2A3+
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When +n+=+300+,
+k+=+5+%2B+%28+300+-+1+%29%2A3+
+k+=+5+%2B299%2A3+
+k+=+5+%2B+897+
+k+=+902+
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The 300th term is 902