Someone help me alloww my hw is due tommorow i need this question done

[hexed hawk]

help me find nth term

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[crystal drift]

n = 1/3 + (n-1)(-1/6)
n = 1/3 - n/6 + 1/6
n = 3-n/6

ig

[novel frigate]

well what pattern do you see here

[little field]

ARE YOU IN MY MATHS CLASS

BC GHAT LOOKS LIKE SPARX

AND MINE IS DUE ROMMORROW TOP

AND I HAVE THAT QUESTIKN

[novel frigate]

did you figure it out

[idle dust]

As there is no more information provided, nobody can certainly conclude any formula for the nth term, even for the sequence 1,2,3,...., nobody can conclude that the nth term is equal to n. Similarly for 1,4,9,16,25,... nobody can conclude that the nth term is n^2. We can conclude only when there is more details about the sequence, for example it is in arithmetical progression, or it is a quadratic, or such.

[idle dust]

So, I also can suggest this for the nth term

[idle dust]

This gives right values for the first few terms that are given, but how we be certain if no more information is give? See my suggestion for the nth term, and there are infinitely many.

[crystal drift]

no it’ll be for every term

[novel frigate]

this is jsut a stupid not well thought out 6th grade math problem and i mean you are fully correct but like whoever made this wasnt paid enough to actually follow rules of math lmao

and youre probably just confusing op

[crystal drift]

cuz its an arithmetic progression

like cmon

difference between 2 terms is same

u can use ap

[novel frigate]

its not arithmetic

[crystal drift]

bro the difference is same

[novel frigate]

12/36 6/36 4/36 3/36

[crystal drift]

oh no the denominator changes

well still works for like 2 terms

ig

[idle dust]

Two things.

1. There is no reason to say (stupid), because I am not aiming to confuse anyone. But to clarify that something is missing....

2. I agree with you that for 6th grade, then for sure it is meant to be simple, but how do I know that he/she in 6th grade?

[crystal drift]

its not 6th grade…

probably 10

[novel frigate]

this reminds me of the like time there was the pattern 1,2,3 what comes next

and someone found a poly nomial that had

1,1 2,2 3,3 4,32981

[idle dust]

For "what comes next" questions, more information should be given. Whatever the grade is.

[novel frigate]

yeye

[crystal drift]

u less its progression

[idle dust]

One can say it is 1/(3n)

[crystal drift]

it actually is

[little field]

Yes

[novel frigate]

yay

[hexed hawk]

thanks