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What is the general-term equation, an, for the arithmetic sequence below, and what is the 23rd term of this sequence?

 

n 1 2 3
an 2 -3 -8


A.) an = 3, a23 = -112

B.) an = -7, a23 = 108

C.) an = 5n + 7, a23 = 122

D.) an = 7 - 5n, a23 = -108

 May 11, 2017
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What is the general-term equation, an, for the arithmetic sequence below,

and what is the 23rd term of this sequence?
n123an238

 

an=a1+(n1)d|a1=1|d=a2a1|=32|=5an=2+(n1)(5)an=25n+5an=75na23=7523a23=108

 

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 May 11, 2017
edited by heureka  May 11, 2017

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