Q. {b(1)=16b(n)=b(n−1)+1Find the 2nd term in the sequence.
Given first term: We are given the first term of the sequence: b(1)=16. The rule for the sequence is that each term is one more than the previous term, which is defined by b(n)=b(n−1)+1.
Apply rule for second term: To find the second term, we apply the rule to the first term. Since the second term is b(2), we use n=2 in the formula: b(2)=b(2−1)+1=b(1)+1.
Substitute and calculate: We know that b(1)=16, so we substitute this value into the equation: b(2)=16+1.