ECZ 2011 · O-Level Paper 1 — Sequences and Series

Write the nth term of the sequence 5, 7, 9, 11, ...

  • A. n + 4
  • B. 2n + 3
  • C. 2n + 5
  • D. 3n + 2

Verified working — step 1

The common difference is 2, so the nth term is 2n + c. At n = 1 the term is 5, so c = …

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