Write an Expression for the N Th Term of the Sequence

question 71

Multiple Choice

Write an expression for the n th term of the sequence $3,8,13,18,23 , \ldots$ Assume that n begins with 1.

• A) \(a _ { n } = 3 + 5 n\)
• B) \(a _ { n } = 3 + 6 n\)
• C) \(a _ { n } = 3 + 6 ( n + 1 )\)
• D) \(a _ { n } = 3 + 5 ( n - 1 )\)
• E) \(a _ { n } = 3 + 5 ( n + 1 )\)

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