{"id":27900,"date":"2025-06-20T07:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T07:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=27900"},"modified":"2025-06-20T07:50:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T07:50:23","slug":"the-first-3-terms-of-a-sequence-are-given","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/the-first-3-terms-of-a-sequence-are-given\/","title":{"rendered":"The first 3 terms of a sequence are given"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first 3 terms of a sequence are given. Write your answer as a decimal or hole number round to the nearest thousand twelve seventeen twenty two, find the thirty six term<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is:<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s analyze the sequence given:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sequence:<\/strong> 12, 17, 22, &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Identify the pattern<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Look at the differences between consecutive terms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>17\u221212=517 &#8211; 12 = 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>22\u221217=522 &#8211; 17 = 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The difference between each term is constant (+5), so this is an <strong>arithmetic sequence<\/strong> with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First term a1=12a_1 = 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Common difference d=5d = 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Find the 36th term formula<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The nn-th term of an arithmetic sequence is given by: an=a1+(n\u22121)da_n = a_1 + (n &#8211; 1)d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Calculate the 36th term<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Substitute a1=12a_1 = 12, d=5d = 5, and n=36n = 36: a36=12+(36\u22121)\u00d75=12+35\u00d75=12+175=187a_{36} = 12 + (36 &#8211; 1) \\times 5 = 12 + 35 \\times 5 = 12 + 175 = 187<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Final answer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>187\\boxed{187}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation (300 words):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The sequence provided is 12, 17, 22, and so forth. By examining the difference between consecutive terms, we see a consistent increase of 5 each time: from 12 to 17 is +5, and from 17 to 22 is also +5. This consistent increment means the sequence is arithmetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An arithmetic sequence is defined by a starting value (called the first term, a1a_1) and a fixed step size (called the common difference, dd). Here, the first term a1a_1 is 12, and the common difference dd is 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find any term in the sequence, the formula used is: an=a1+(n\u22121)da_n = a_1 + (n &#8211; 1)d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>where ana_n is the nn-th term, a1a_1 is the first term, and dd is the common difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this problem, we&#8217;re asked to find the 36th term. Substituting the known values, we calculate: a36=12+(36\u22121)\u00d75=12+35\u00d75=12+175=187a_{36} = 12 + (36 &#8211; 1) \\times 5 = 12 + 35 \\times 5 = 12 + 175 = 187<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the 36th term in the sequence is 187.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because this value is a whole number, there&#8217;s no need to round further. The answer is simply <strong>187<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach can be used for any term in the sequence by changing the value of nn, making arithmetic sequences straightforward and predictable. Arithmetic sequences appear in many real-world situations where things increase or decrease by a constant amount regularly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first 3 terms of a sequence are given. 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