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Write an expression to describe the sequence below. Use nn to represent the position of a term in the sequence, where n=1n = 1 for the first term.\newline25,24,23,22,–25, –24, –23, –22, \ldots\newline_____

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Q. Write an expression to describe the sequence below. Use nn to represent the position of a term in the sequence, where n=1n = 1 for the first term.\newline25,24,23,22,–25, –24, –23, –22, \ldots\newline_____
  1. Start and Increase Sequence: The sequence starts at 25-25 and increases by 11 each time. To find the nnth term, we start with the first term and add 11 less than nn times, because the first term is already at 25-25.
  2. Find nth Term Expression: So the expression is the first term (25-25) plus (n1n - 1), because for the first term, nn is 11 and we don't want to add anything yet.
  3. Check with Second Term: The expression is 25+(n1)-25 + (n - 1). Let's check it with the second term where n=2n=2. It should be 24-24.
  4. Verify Expression with n=2n=2: Plugging n=2n=2 into the expression gives us 25+(21)=25+1=24–25 + (2 – 1) = –25 + 1 = –24, which is correct.

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