SOLUTION: Find the nineteenth term of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is -52 and whose common difference is 6.

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Question 1088846: Find the nineteenth term of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is -52 and whose common difference is 6.
Answer by natolino_2017(77) About Me  (Show Source):
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in this case a(1) = -52 and d=6
a(n) = a(1) + (n-1)d =-52 +(n-1)(6) = -58 +6n
so a(19) = -58 +6(19) =-58 + 114 = 56.
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