SOLUTION: Find the number of terms in this sequence: 72, 56, 40, 24, ..., -440 Type in the number only: There are _____ terms

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Question 634866: Find the number of terms in this sequence:
72, 56, 40, 24, ..., -440
Type in the number only: There are _____ terms

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
Find the number of terms in this sequence:
72, 56, 40, 24, ..., -440 Arithmetic dequence, d = -16

(n-1) = -512/-16 = 32
n = 33
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