SOLUTION: A theater has 45 seats in the first row, 49 in the second row, 53 seats in the third row and so on. What is the general term for a sequence that gives the number of seats in row n

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Question 696492: A theater has 45 seats in the first row, 49 in the second row, 53 seats in the third row and so on. What is the general term for a sequence that gives the number of seats in row n?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The 1st row has 45 seats
The 2nd row has 45 + 4 seats
The 3rd row has 45 + 4 + 4 seats
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The nth row has +45+%2B+%28+n-1+%29%2A4+