Question

Write the first five terms of the sequences whose n^th term is:

a_n = 2ⁿ

Answer 1

a_n = 2ⁿ

Substituting n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, we get

a₁ = 2¹ = 2,

a₂ = 2² = 4,

a₃ = 2³ = 8,

a₄ = 2⁴ = 16,

a₅ = 2⁵ = 32

Hence, the five terms of the sequence are 2, 4, 8, 16, 32.