Question

Generate the first five terms in the sequence using the explicit formula.

yn= -5n-5

Answer 1

plug in n =1, 2,3,4,5

y1 = -5-5 = -10
y2 = -5(2)-5 = -10-5 = -15
y3 = -5(3)-5 = -15-5 = -20
y4 = -5(4)-5 = -20-5 = -25
y5 = -5(5)-5 = -25-5 = -30

so the first 5 terms are : -10, -15,-20,-25,-30.