Answer:
The nth term is: 
a40 = 10
Step-by-step explanation:
Arithmetic sequence:
In an arithmetic sequence, the difference between consecutive terms is always the same, and this difference is called common difference.
The nth term of a sequence is given by:

In which
is the first term and d is the common difference.
1/4,1/2
This means that:

1/4
This means that 
The nth term is:


Then find a40.

So
a40 = 10
Here you go! hope this helps!
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