Repost your question. Unclear as typed.
4x-2 + 7x-18 + 6x+6 = 360 degrees
combine like terms
17x-14 = 360
add 14 to both sides
17x =374
divide both sides by 17
x = 374 / 17 = 22
JL = 7x-18
replace x with 22 and calculate
7(22) - 18 = 154 -18 = 136 degrees
The key is to find the first term a(1) and the difference d.
in an arithmetic sequence, the nth term is the first term +(n-1)d
the firs three terms: a(1), a(1)+d, a(1)+2d
the next three terms: a(1)+3d, a(1)+4d, a(1)+5d,
a(1) + a(1)+d +a(1)+2d=108
a(1)+3d + a(1)+4d + a(1)+5d=183
subtract the first equation from the second equation: 9d=75, d=75/9=25/3
Plug d=25/3 in the first equation to find a(1): a(1)=83/3
the 11th term is: a(1)+(25/3)(11-1)=83/3 +250/3=111
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