Help, i need to find the explicit formula for the following sequence 38, 33, 28, 23,...

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2022-09-17

Help, i need to find the explicit formula for the following sequence 38, 33, 28, 23,...

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rougertl

rougertl

Beginner2022-09-18Added 16 answers

This is an arithmetic sequence with first term a=38 and constant difference d=5.

Hence the general term is given by
( x n ) = a + ( n - 1 ) d
= 38 + ( n - 1 ) ( - 5 )
= 38 - 5 n + 5
= 43 - 5 n

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