Find the 5th Term 1 , 8 , 15 , 22

$1$ , $8$ , $15$ , $22$

Step 1

This is an arithmetic sequence since there is a common difference between each term. In this case, adding $7$ to the previous term in the sequence gives the next term. In other words, $a_{n} = a_{1} + d (n - 1)$ .

Arithmetic Sequence: $d = 7$

Step 2

This is the formula of an arithmetic sequence.

$a_{n} = a_{1} + d (n - 1)$

Step 3

Substitute in the values of $a_{1} = 1$ and $d = 7$ .

$a_{n} = 1 + 7 (n - 1)$

Step 4

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$a_{n} = 1 + 7 n + 7 \cdot - 1$

Multiply $7$ by $- 1$ .

$a_{n} = 1 + 7 n - 7$

Step 5

Subtract $7$ from $1$ .

$a_{n} = 7 n - 6$

Step 6

Substitute in the value of $n$ to find the $n$ th term.

$a_{5} = 7 (5) - 6$

Step 7

Multiply $7$ by $5$ .

$a_{5} = 35 - 6$

Step 8

Subtract $6$ from $35$ .

$a_{5} = 29$

Find the 5th Term 1 , 8 , 15 , 22

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