document.write( "Question 32712: 1. Determine the 50th term of the following sequence:
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Algebra.Com's Answer #19184 by mukhopadhyay(490)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! For the given sequence, the numbers are decreasing by 5; \n" ); document.write( "The n-th term is found by subtracting (n-1)*5 from 165; \n" ); document.write( "n=50 \n" ); document.write( "=> (n-1)*5 = 49*5 = 245; \n" ); document.write( "The 50th term is 165-245 = -80 \n" ); document.write( " |