Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 10 - Test - Page 1126: 9

Answer

$ a_{n}=4 +5(n-1)$ and $ a_{12}=59 $

Work Step by Step

We need to use the formula $ a_n =a_1+(n-1) d $ ....(1) Here, $ a_1=4$ and $ d=5$ $ a_{n}=4 +5(n-1)$ Now, plug in: $ n=12$ $ a_{12}=4 +(12-1) \times (5) $ and $ a_{12}=4 +55 =59$ So, $ a_{n}=4 +5(n-1)$ and $ a_{12}=59 $
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