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The fifth term of an arithmetic sequence is 9 and the 32nd term is -84. What is the 23rd term? HELP PLEASE!!!

 Jul 12, 2021
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Answer: 53

 

The common difference is 849325, which is -93/27, or 349.

 

This means that the 23rd term is 9 349(23-5), which is 53.

 

Edit: I forgot to add an explanation for anything, and I'm low on time right now. See if you can understand the following:

 

The common difference is the n2n1t2t1, where t is the term number (t2 being farther in the sequence) and n2 being the number that t2 is, and same with n1and t1. The xth term will be n1+ the common difference x (x - t1).

 

So basically the formula for any question like that, if I am thinking correctly, and assuming all the variable are as meantioned earlier in the eplanation is:

 

n1+n2n1t2t1(xt1).

 Jul 13, 2021

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