Write an expression to describe the sequence below. Use n to represent the position of a term in the sequence, where n=1 for the first term.–25,–24,–23,–22,…_____
Q. Write an expression to describe the sequence below. Use n to represent the position of a term in the sequence, where n=1 for the first term.–25,–24,–23,–22,…_____
Start and Increase Sequence: The sequence starts at −25 and increases by 1 each time. To find the nth term, we start with the first term and add 1 less than n times, because the first term is already at −25.
Find nth Term Expression: So the expression is the first term (−25) plus (n−1), because for the first term, n is 1 and we don't want to add anything yet.
Check with Second Term: The expression is −25+(n−1). Let's check it with the second term where n=2. It should be −24.
Verify Expression with n=2: Plugging n=2 into the expression gives us –25+(2–1)=–25+1=–24, which is correct.
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