SOLUTION: Find the 30th terms of thr sequence 48,45,42,39

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Question 1039911: Find the 30th terms of thr sequence 48,45,42,39
Found 2 solutions by 35648765, ikleyn:
Answer by 35648765(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since I saw the constant number to this sequence and that is 3,
If the number is decreasing
this would be the formula
x-3
If the number is increasing
This would be the formula
x+ 3
If the sequence is 48, 45, 42, 39, ....... 30th term (Decreasing)
Or 30th term .......... 48, 45, 42, 39 (Increasing)
My answer are
Decreasing: -33
Increasing: 116

Sequence (If decreasing) : 48 , 45, 42, 39, 36, 33, 30, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3, 0, -3, -6, -9, -12, -16, -19, -21, -24, -27, -30, -33, -36, -33
In the decreasing the 30th term is -33

Sequence (If increasing): 116, 113, 120, 107, 104, 101, 98, 95, 92, 89, 86, 83, 80, 77, 74, 71, 68, 65, 62, 59, 56, 53, 50, 47, 44, 41, 48, 45, 42, 39
I hope I helped you

Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the 30th terms of the sequence 48,45,42,39
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Arithmetic progression with the first term a%5B1%5D = 48 and the common difference (-3).

a%5B30%5D = 48 -29*3 = -39.

On arithmetic progressions see the lessons
    - Arithmetic progressions
    - The proofs of the formulas for arithmetic progressions
    - Problems on arithmetic progressions
    - Word problems on arithmetic progressions
    - Chocolate bars and arithmetic progressions
    - Free fall and arithmetic progressions
    - Uniformly accelerated motions and arithmetic progressions
    - Increments of a quadratic function form an arithmetic progression
    - Mathematical induction and arithmetic progressions
    - One characteristic property of arithmetic progressions
    - Mathematical induction for sequences other than arithmetic or geometric
    - Proving inequalities by the method of Mathematical Induction
    - Solved problems on arithmetic progressions

OVERVIEW of my lessons on arithmetic progressions with short annotations is in the lesson  OVERVIEW of lessons on arithmetic progressions.
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