College Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences, Induction, and Probability - Exercise Set 8.2 - Page 726: 82

Answer

314628 is the $200^{th}$ term of the sequence 21700, 23172, 24644, 26116, . . . . .

Work Step by Step

Given sequence = 21700, 23172, 24644, 26116, . . . . . Difference between 26116 and 24644 = 26116 -24644 = 1472 Difference between 24644 and 23172 = 24644 - 23172= 1472 Difference between 23172 and 21700 = 23172 - 21700 = 1472 Common difference = 1472 $1^{st}$ term $x_{1}$= 21700 Given Last term $x_{L}$ = 314628 Number of terms = $\frac{(x_{L} - x_{1})}{d}$ + 1 = $\frac{(314628 - 21700)}{1472}$ + 1 = $\frac{292928}{1472}$ + 1 = 199 + 1 = 200 314628 is the $200^{th}$ term of the sequence 21700, 23172, 24644, 26116, . . . . .
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