Please Help Me : I Really Dont Know How TO Do This : which explicit formula describes the sequence −9, −3, 3, 9, 15, …?
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an = 9n + 6

an = 6n + 15

an = 6n - 15

an = 9n – 6

Explanation:

This sequence is arithmetic

The first term is a = -9

The common difference is d = 6 since we're adding 6 to each term to get the next one (eg: -3+6 = 3 or 3+6 = 9 or 9+6 = 15)

Plug those values into the arithmetic nth term formula below

an = a + d*(n-1)

an = -9 + 6*(n-1)

an = -9 + 6n-6

an = 6n - 15

As a check, let's plug in something like n = 1

an = 6n - 15

a1 = 6*1 - 15

a1 = 6 - 15

a1 = -9

We see that the 1st term is -9, which matches the sequence given

Now let's plug in n = 2

an = 6n - 15

a2 = 6*2 - 15

a2 = 12 - 15

a2 = -3

The 2nd term is -3. This also matches.

I'll let you check the other values of n to confirm the answer.

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