Chapter 8.2, Problem 31PPS

To determine

To Describe: The given sequence using words and symbols.

  $4,6,8,\mathrm{10...}$

Answer to Problem 31PPS

The equation that describes the sequence is $t=2n+2$

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Term number (n)	1	2	3	4
Term (t)	4	6	8	10

Calculation:

The terms have a common difference of 2. The term is two more than two times the term number. So the equation that describes the sequence is $t=2n+2$ .