SOLUTION: Find the fifth, ninth and hundredth term of the sequence. -19, -22, -25, -28, A(n) = -19 + (n - 1)(-3) I can't get this question correct, apparently. D:

Algebra ->  Sequences-and-series -> SOLUTION: Find the fifth, ninth and hundredth term of the sequence. -19, -22, -25, -28, A(n) = -19 + (n - 1)(-3) I can't get this question correct, apparently. D:       Log On


   

Question 933870: Find the fifth, ninth and hundredth term of the sequence.
-19, -22, -25, -28,
A(n) = -19 + (n - 1)(-3)
I can't get this question correct, apparently. D:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the fifth, ninth and hundredth term of the sequence.
-19, -22, -25, -28,
A(n) = -19 + (n - 1)(-3)
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A(5) = -19+ 4(-3) = -19-12 = -31
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A(9) = -19 + 8(-3) = -19-24 = -42
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A(100) = -19 + 99(-3) = -19-297 = -316
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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