Answer
$$a_n = 2 + 3n.$$
Work Step by Step
Our first term is $a_1 = 5$. Each term is three more than the subsequent term, so we have a summand of $3n.$ Since $a_1 = 5$, we must have
$$a_n = 2 + 3n.$$
Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition
by Stewart, James
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285741552
ISBN 13:
978-1-28574-155-0
Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Sequences - 11.1 Exercises - Page 704: 16
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