SOLUTION: what is the general term of -2,-5,-8,-11.....
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Question 1062910: what is the general term of -2,-5,-8,-11.....
Answer by ikleyn(52786) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Arithmetic progression with the first term = -2 and the common difference d = -3.
The common term is = = -2 + (-3)*(n-1) = - 2 - 3*(n-1).
There is a bunch of lessons on arithmetic progressions in this site:
- Arithmetic progressions
- The proofs of the formulas for arithmetic progressions
- Problems on arithmetic progressions
- Word problems on arithmetic progressions
- Mathematical induction and arithmetic progressions
- One characteristic property of arithmetic progressions
- Solved problems on arithmetic progressions
Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
- ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.
The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic
"Arithmetic progressions".
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