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12 June, 12:25

Given the sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, ..., which term is 59? (Hint: find n.)

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  1. 12 June, 13:36
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    N = 3 (the next number is 3 plus the previous number

    sequence formula = an = 3 (n-1) + 2

    so for term the term that = 59

    59 = 3 (n-1) + 2

    distribute:

    59 = 3n - 3+2

    59 = 3n - 1

    60 = 3n

    n = 60/3

    n = 20

    59 is the 20th term
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