SOLUTION: Find the 80th term in the sequence -16,-27,-38,-49

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Question 1027544: Find the 80th term in the sequence -16,-27,-38,-49
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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a%5Bn%5D+=+a%5B1%5D+%2B+%28n-1%29d is the nth term of an AP.
The common difference is -11.
==> a%5B80%5D+=+-16+%2B+%2879%29%28-11%29+=+-885