Problema Solution

find the nth term of the series 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Answer provided by our tutors

a1 = 2


a2 = a1 + 1 = 2 + 1 = 3


a3 = a2 + 1 = a1 + 2*1 = 2 + 2 = 4


an = a1 + (n-1)*1 = a1 + (n-1) = 2 + n - 1 = n + 1


the nth term is n+1.