Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.7 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences - Exercise Set 5.7 - Page 331: 148

Answer

The provided statement is false. The true statement is: “Thenth term of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is \[{{a}_{1}}\]and whose common difference is d is:\[{{a}_{n}}={{a}_{1}}+\left( n-1 \right)d\]”.

Work Step by Step

Since the nth term of an arithmetic sequence is: \[{{a}_{n}}=a+\left( n-1 \right)d\] Where a is the first term, n is total number of terms, and d is the common difference. Then, the nth term of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is \[{{a}_{1}}\]and whose common difference is d will be: \[{{a}_{n}}={{a}_{1}}+\left( n-1 \right)d\] Therefore, the provided statement is false.
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