SOLUTION: Find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence -8,-5,-2,1,4...

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Question 1033115: Find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence -8,-5,-2,1,4...

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

arithmetic sequence -8,-5,-2,1,4.......
a=-8
d=3

= -8 + (n-1)*3
= -8 +3n-3
=3n-11


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