ECZ 2022 · GCE Paper 1 — Sequences and Series

For the sequence 5, 12, 19, ..., find the (a) sixth term.

  • A. 40
  • B. 35
  • C. 42
  • D. 47

Verified working — step 1

The nth term of an AP is a + (n - 1)d: start at the first term and take (n - 1) steps of the common difference.

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