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Tresset [83]
3 years ago
7

The 8th and 20th terms of an arithmetic sequence are 20 and 56 respectively. ​What is the 1st term of the sequence.

Mathematics
1 answer:
Ostrovityanka [42]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

<h3>             a₁ = -1</h3>

Step-by-step explanation:

a_n=a_1+d(n-1)\\\\a_8=a_1+d\cdot7\\\\a_{20}=a_1+d\cdot19\\\\a_{20}-a_8=a_1+19d-(a_1+7d)=12d\\\\56-20=2d\\\\12d=36\\\\d=3\\\\\\ a_1+3\cdot7=20\\\\a_1=20-21=-1

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