Write Out the First Five Terms of the Sequence $$a _ { n } = \frac { 8 n - 1 } { n ^ { 2 } + 8 n }$$

question 179

Multiple Choice

Write out the first five terms of the sequence.
- $$a _ { n } = \frac { 8 n - 1 } { n ^ { 2 } + 8 n }$$

• A) \(\frac { 7 } { 9 } , \frac { 3 } { 4 } , \frac { 23 } { 33 } , \frac { 31 } { 48 } , \frac { 3 } { 5 }\)
• B) \(1 , \frac { 17 } { 20 } , \frac { 25 } { 33 } , \frac { 11 } { 16 } , \frac { 41 } { 65 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 7 } { 9 } , \frac { 5 } { 4 } , \frac { 23 } { 17 } , \frac { 31 } { 24 } , \frac { 13 } { 11 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 7 } { 8 } , \frac { 15 } { 16 } , \frac { 23 } { 24 } , \frac { 31 } { 32 } , \frac { 39 } { 40 }\)

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