SOLUTION: If the first differences of a sequence are a constant 3 and the second term is 8 find the first 5 terms of the sequence. PLEASE SOLVE IF POSSIBLE. AND COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN

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Question 96167: If the first differences of a sequence are a constant 3 and the second term is 8 find the first 5 terms of the sequence.
PLEASE SOLVE IF POSSIBLE.
AND COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW
TO SOLVE SO I UNDERSTAND.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!:]
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, stanbon:
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what you have is the sequence 5+3=8+3=11+3=14+3=17 so the sequence is 5,8,11,14,17

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the first differences of a sequence are a constant 3 and the second term is 8 find the first 5 terms of the sequence.
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The information you were given shows:
1st term = ?
2nd term = 8
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8 - ? = 3
? = 8-3
? = 5
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So, the sequence looks like:
5,8,11,14,17
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Cheers,
Stan H>