Identify Even-Numbered Terms: Sequence Using 4n-3 to the Eighth Term

Question

Which terms occupy the even-numbered places up until the eighth term of the sequence below? 4n3 4n-3

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find all even terms up to term 8
00:06 Let's start by identifying all even terms
00:12 We'll substitute the desired term position in the sequence formula and solve
00:28 Always solve multiplication and division before addition and subtraction
00:35 This is the first even term in the sequence
00:41 We'll use the same method to find the next terms
00:46 We'll substitute the desired term position in the sequence formula and solve
00:59 This is the second even term(4)
01:04 We'll substitute the desired term position in the sequence formula and solve
01:21 This is the third even term(6)
01:32 We'll substitute the desired term position in the sequence formula and solve
01:47 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Calculate terms of the sequence for even indices.
  • Step 2: Select terms corresponding to the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th positions.
  • Step 3: Verify against multiple-choice options.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: Use the formula an=4n3 a_n = 4n - 3 .
- For n=2 n = 2 , a2=4(2)3=83=5 a_2 = 4(2) - 3 = 8 - 3 = 5 .
- For n=4 n = 4 , a4=4(4)3=163=13 a_4 = 4(4) - 3 = 16 - 3 = 13 .
- For n=6 n = 6 , a6=4(6)3=243=21 a_6 = 4(6) - 3 = 24 - 3 = 21 .
- For n=8 n = 8 , a8=4(8)3=323=29 a_8 = 4(8) - 3 = 32 - 3 = 29 .

Step 2: The sequence terms at even positions up to the 8th position are 5, 13, 21, and 29.

Step 3: Compare these with the given choices. The option matching our result is choice 4: 5,13,21,29 5, 13, 21, 29 .

Therefore, the correct terms occupying the even-numbered places are 5, 13, 21, 29.

Answer

5,13,21,29