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  • 11-06-2018
  • Mathematics
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What is the 33rd term for this arithmetic sequence... 12,7,2,-3,-8...

A.-158

B.-157

C.-148

D.-147

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LammettHash
LammettHash LammettHash
  • 11-06-2018
The difference between terms if -5, so

[tex]a_n=a_{n-1}+(-5)=a_{n-2}+2\cdot(-5)=\cdots=a_1+(n-1)\cdot(-5)[/tex]


where [tex]a_1=12[/tex], so

[tex]a_{33}=12+(33-1)\cdot(-5)=-148[/tex]

making C the answer.
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