SOLUTION: Find the first negative term of an AP 129,120,111,102....and so on.
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Question 1011407: Find the first negative term of an AP 129,120,111,102....and so on.
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the nth term of an arithmetic progression is
Xn = a1 + d(n-1)
for our problem a1=129, d=-9
Xn = 129 - 9(n-1) < 0 =
-9(n-1) < -129 =
-9n+9 < -129 =
-9n < -138
n > 15.3, therefore
the delta must be 9*16
X17 = 129 - 9(17-1)
the 17th term of the arithmetic progression is the first term to be negative
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