Pada barisan arimatika diketahui u9 =35 dan u12=47,maka nilai u5
Penjelasan dengan langkah-langkah:
U9 = a+ (9-1) b
35 = a + 9b -b
35 = a + 8b
U12 = a + (12-1) b
47 = a + 12b – b
47 = a + 11b
a + 11b = 47
a + 8b = 35
_________ –
3b = 12
b = 4
U9 : 35 = a + 8b
35 = a + 8.4
35 = a + 32
35 – 32= a
3 = a
U5 = a + (n-1) b
U5 = 2 + (5-1) 4
= 2 + 16
U5 = 18