SOLUTION: Which represents the nth term of the sequence 31,35,41,46,51?

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Question 919830: Which represents the nth term of the sequence 31,35,41,46,51?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20063) About Me  (Show Source):
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I think the second term 35 was a typo and it should have been 36,
because:

31,36,41,46,51

is an arithmetic sequence with a1 = 31 and d=5

a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29d

a%5Bn%5D=31%2B%28n-1%295

a%5Bn%5D=31%2B5n-5

a%5Bn%5D=26%2B5n

Edwin