SOLUTION: Find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence -8,-5,-2,1,4...

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Question 1033115: Find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence -8,-5,-2,1,4...
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arithmetic sequence -8,-5,-2,1,4.......
a=-8
d=3
tn+=+a%2B%28m-1%29d
= -8 + (n-1)*3
= -8 +3n-3
=3n-11