SOLUTION: What position (n) in the sequence is the following? tn = 680 t1 = 104 d = 16

SOLUTION: What position (n) in the sequence is the following? tn = 680 t1 = 104 d = 16

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Question 1162982: What position (n) in the sequence is the following?
tn = 680
t1 = 104
d = 16
Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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I will assume, based on the context and designations, that      is an arithmetic progression.

Then the distance on the number line from the first to the last term is 680-104 = 576, and the number of intervals (gaps) between

the first and the last terms is    = 36.

Hence, the number 680 is the 37-th term of the sequence.

ANSWER.   n = 37.

Solved.

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