Question 583543
what is the 10th,20th,and 30th terms of
1.)3,14,25,36,47
2.)25,38,51,64,77
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I'll just find the 10th term of 1.)  The others are done the same way.

Use the formula

a<sub>n</sub> = a<sub>1</sub> + (n-1)·d

You have a<sub>1</sub> = 3, and n = 10. But you also need d.

To find d you subtract the 1st term from the 2nd term:

d = a<sub>2</sub> - a<sub>1</sub> = 14 - 3 = 11

But you should also check to make sure that the sequence is arithmetic,
otherwise the formula would not work:

d = a<sub>3</sub> - a<sub>2</sub> = 25 - 14 = 11
d = a<sub>4</sub> - a<sub>3</sub> = 36 - 25 = 11
d = a<sub>5</sub> - a<sub>4</sub> = 47 - 36 = 11

If any of those had been different, the above formula would not work.
But since they're all the same it will work.

For the 10th term, 

a<sub>n</sub> = a<sub>1</sub> + (n-1)·d
a<sub>10</sub> = 3 + (10-1)·11
a<sub>n</sub> = 3 + (9)·11
a<sub>n</sub> = 3 + 99
a<sub>n</sub> = 102

You can find all the others exactly the same way.

Edwin</pre>