What is the 8th term of the sequence given by a_n = 3n - 5

Solution:

The various terms of the given sequence are

\(a_{1}\) = 3 × 1 - 5 = -2

\(a_{2}\) = 3 × 2 - 5 = 1

\(a_{3}\) = 3 × 3 - 5 = 4

\(a_{4}\) = 3 × 4 - 5 = 7

\(a_{5}\) = 3 × 5 - 5 = 10

\(a_{6}\) = 3 × 6 - 5 = 13

\(a_{7}\) = 3 × 7 - 5 = 16

\(a_{8}\) = 3 × 8 - 5 = 19

The first eight terms of the series are : -2, 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19

What is the 8th term of the sequence given by a_n = 3n - 5

Summary:

The 8th term of the sequence given by a_n = 3n - 5 is 19.