Write the first five terms of the sequence whose nth term is -7n-4.

Plug in n = 1, ...5 and see what you get for -7n - 4 in each case.

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To find the first five terms of the sequence whose nth term is given by -7n-4, substitute the values of n from 1 to 5 into the expression -7n-4.

Let's calculate the first five terms:

For n = 1:
-7(1) - 4 = -7 - 4 = -11

For n = 2:
-7(2) - 4 = -14 - 4 = -18

For n = 3:
-7(3) - 4 = -21 - 4 = -25

For n = 4:
-7(4) - 4 = -28 - 4 = -32

For n = 5:
-7(5) - 4 = -35 - 4 = -39

Therefore, the first five terms of the sequence are: -11, -18, -25, -32, -39.

To find the first five terms of the sequence whose nth term is -7n-4, we can substitute the values of n from 1 to 5 into the given formula.

Let's calculate the first five terms step by step.

For n = 1:
a₁ = -7(1) - 4
a₁ = -7 - 4
a₁ = -11

For n = 2:
a₂ = -7(2) - 4
a₂ = -14 - 4
a₂ = -18

For n = 3:
a₃ = -7(3) - 4
a₃ = -21 - 4
a₃ = -25

For n = 4:
a₄ = -7(4) - 4
a₄ = -28 - 4
a₄ = -32

For n = 5:
a₅ = -7(5) - 4
a₅ = -35 - 4
a₅ = -39

So, the first five terms of the sequence are: -11, -18, -25, -32, -39.