Answer:
As can be observed, every term in the given sequence: 2, 4, 6, 8, ..., is an even positive integer, and is, therefore, a multiple of 2:
1st term: 2 = 2(1)
2nd term: 4 = 2(2)
3rd term: 6 = 2(3)
4th term: 8 = 2(4)
Additional terms:
5th term: 10 = 2(5)
6th term: 12 = 2(6)
7th term: 14 = 2(7)
8th term: 16 = 2(8)
Therefore, using this same pattern, we see that the nth term of the given sequence is: 2n, where n is a positive integer that indicates the desired term of the sequence. For example, the 500th term of the sequence is: 2n = 2(500) = 1,000.
