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Find an explicit formula for the arithmetic sequence

-2,-14,-26,-38,dots
Note: the first term should be
d(1).

d(n)=

Find an explicit formula for the arithmetic sequence $\newline$ $-2,-14,-26,-38, \ldots \text {.. }$ $\newline$ Note: the first term should be $d(1)$ . $\newline$ d(n) = \(\square\)

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Q. Find an explicit formula for the arithmetic sequence

\newline

-2,-14,-26,-38, \ldots \text {.. }

\newline

Note: the first term should be

d(1)

.

\newline

d(n) = \(\square\)

Identify Type: Identify whether the given sequence is geometric or arithmetic. The sequence $-2, -14, -26, -38, \ldots$ has a common difference between consecutive terms, so it is an arithmetic sequence.
Use Explicit Formula: Use the explicit formula for an arithmetic sequence, $d(n) = d(1) + (n-1)d$ , where $d(1)$ is the first term and $d$ is the common difference. For the sequence $-2, -14, -26, -38, \ldots$ , the first term, $d(1)$ , is $-2$ and we need to find the common difference, $d$ .
Calculate Common Difference: Calculate the common difference, $d$ , by subtracting the first term from the second term: $d = -14 - (-2) = -14 + 2 = -12$ .
Substitute Values: Substitute the values of $d(1)$ and $d$ into the formula to write an explicit formula for the sequence. The expression for the sequence $-2, -14, -26, -38, \ldots$ is $d(n) = -2 + (n-1)(-12)$ .
Simplify Expression: Simplify the expression to get the final explicit formula for the sequence. The simplified expression is $d(n) = -2 - 12(n-1) = -2 - 12n + 12 = -12n + 10$ .

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