what does explicit formula mean
Now that we know what the two different types of sequences are, arithmetic and geometric, we can dive into what exactly explicit means, what the formulas for the different sequences are, and how we can apply them to identify specific terms. As mentioned, an explicit formula is a formula we can use to find the nth term of a sequence. In the easiest definition, explicit means exact or definite. The formula is explicit because as long as it's applied correctly, the nth term can be determined. Arithmetic and geometric sequences have different explicit formulas. Explicit Formula for an Arithmetic Sequence. The explicit formula for an arithmetic sequence is a sub n = a sub 1 + d(n-1)