SOLUTION: Write the general term of the sequence (-2, -5, -8, -11, ...)

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Question 1164412: Write the general term of the sequence (-2, -5, -8, -11, ...)

Answer by ikleyn(52790)   (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 -3.

You do the rest.

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