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The nth term (tn) of a certain sequence is defined as tn = t(n-1) + 4 Updated on: 22 Oct 2018, 01:22
Originally posted by shrive555 on 24 Nov 2010, 10:50.
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The nth term (tn) of a certain sequence is defined as \(t_n = t_{n-1} + 4\). If \(t_1= -7\) then \(t_{71} =\)

A. 273
B. 277
C. 281
D. 283
E. 287
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The nth term (tn) of a certain sequence is defined as tn = t(n-1) + 4 03 Mar 2020, 07:20
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The nth term (tn) of a certain sequence is defined as \(t_n = t_{n-1} + 4\). If \(t_1= -7\) then \(t_{71} =\)

A. 273
B. 277
C. 281
D. 283
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If we don't already know the formula for arithmetic sequences, we can still answer the question.

The given formula tells us that each term in the sequence is 4 greater than the term before it.
So, let's list some terms to see if we can see a pattern

term1 = -7
term2 = -7 + 4
term3 = -7 + 4 + 4
term4 = -7 + 4 + 4 + 4
term5 = -7 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4
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At this point we can probably see the pattern

So, term71 = -7 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4.......

QUESTION: How many 4's are in the sum for term71?
Well, term1 has 0 4's
term2 has 1 4
term3 has 2 4's
term4 has 3 4's
etc

So, we can see that term71 has 70 4's

In other words, term71 = -7 + (70)(4)
= -7 + 280
= 273

Answer: A

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The nth term (tn) of a certain sequence is defined as tn = t(n-1) + 4 24 Nov 2010, 10:59
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Please post the whole question with answer choices.

Given:

\(t_n=t_{n-1}+4\).

Then:

\(t_2=t_1+4\);

\(t_3=t_2+4=t_1+2*4\);

\(t_4=t_3+4=t_1+3*4\);

...

\(t_n=t_1+(n-1)*4\).

So, \(t_{71}=t_1+70*4=-7+280=273\).
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The nth term (tn) of a certain sequence is defined as tn = t(n-1) + 4 24 Nov 2010, 19:51
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Here is another way:

Given: T1 = Tn-1 +4 & T1 = -7

Then solve to get the
Direct Formula:
Tn = k*n+x k is the constant change which is 4 in this problem, find x

T1 = k + x
T1: -7 = 4 + x
x = -11

Tn= 4*n -11

Use this formula to find T71:
T71= 4*(71) -11
= 284 - 11
= 273
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The nth term (tn) of a certain sequence is defined as
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I see you are working with sequences and series today. The story I wrote in response to your previous question will work perfectly well here too since this is an arithmetic progression too. If you understand it, you will get this question on your own. Go back and read it again and try this question again. If you don't get it, let me know what you don't understand in the theory.
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