College Algebra (11th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321671791
ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-179-0

Chapter 7 - Review Exercises - Page 697: 9

Answer

The first five terms are $3\pi-2,2\pi-1, \pi,1, 2-\pi$

Work Step by Step

As we know that the common difference of an arithmetic sequence can be written as: $$d=a_{n+1}-a_n$$ The next term of an arithmetic sequence can be computed by adding the common difference $d$ to the previous term, thus: $$ a_{n+1}=a_{n}+d$$ We were given $a_4=1$ (the fourth term) and $a_e=\pi$ (the third term). Thus, $$d=a_4-a_3=1-\pi$$ Thus, we can find $a_1, a_2, \text{ and } a_5$ as follows: $a_5=a_4+d=1+(1-\pi)=2-\pi \\$ $a_3=a_2+d \\ a_2=a_3-d\\ a_2=\pi-(1-\pi)\\ a_2=\pi-\pi\\ a_2=2\pi-1$ $a_1=a_2-d\\ a_1=2\pi-1-(1-\pi)\\ a_1= 2\pi-1-1+\pi\\ a_1=3\pi-2$ Hence, the first five terms are: $3\pi-2,2\pi-1, \pi,1, 2-\pi$
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