Find the 100th term of the sequence 4, 7, 10, 13...

a) 301
b) 313
c) 281
d) 279

A

Step-by-step explanation:

The first term of the sequence is 4, the common difference is 3. So the equation of this sequence is 4+(n-1)*3 or 1+3*n. Plug in n=100

the solution of the equation is 2.23 ⇒ answer b

step-by-step explanation:

* lets revise the meaning of exponential function

- the form of the exponential function is y = ab^x, where a ≠ 0, b > 0 ,  

  b ≠ 1, and x is any real number

- it has a constant base b

- it has a variable exponent x

- to solve an exponential equation, take the log or ln of both sides,  

  and solve for the variable

* lets solve the problem

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- the base is 7 and the exponent is x

- insert ㏑ in both sides

∴

- use the rule

∴ x ㏑(7) = ㏑(77)

- to find x divide both sides by ㏑(7)

∴

* the solution of the equation is 2.23 to the nearest 2 decimal places