Given the explicit formula, find the 5th term.
an = −3 + (n − 1)5
Responses
17
17
22
22
15
15
5
To find the 5th term, we plug in n = 5 into the explicit formula:
a5 = -3 + (5 - 1)5
= -3 + (4)5
= -3 + 20
= 17
Therefore, the 5th term is 17.