Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Review - Exercises - Page 890: 26

Answer

$5n-4$

Work Step by Step

$a_{n}=a+\left( n-1\right) d;a_{m}=a+\left( m-1\right) d\Rightarrow a_{n}-a_{m}=(n-m)d$ $a_{n}-a_{20}=\left( n-20\right) \times 5\Rightarrow a_{n}-96=5n-100\Rightarrow a_{n}=5n-4$
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