SOLUTION: Write the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence. Find the common difference and write the nth term of the sequence as a function of n. a1 = 8, ak + 1 = ak + 6 an=

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Question 1178227: Write the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence. Find the common difference and write the nth term of the sequence as a function of n.
a1 = 8, ak + 1 = ak + 6
an=
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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A1=8, ak +1 = ak+6
let k=1, a2 =a1+6 = 8+6=14
k=2 , a3 = a2+8 14+6 =20
so the first five terms= 8,14,20,26,32
common difference =6
an= a1+(n-1)d = 8+(n-1)6