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3 years ago

A Write an explicit formula for an, the nth term of the sequence 17, 15, 13, ...

Mathematics

1 answer:

yawa3891 [41]3 years ago

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Tn=-2n+19

Step-by-step explanation:

Well in south africa we use Tn

Tn=a+(n-1)d

a=is the first term in the sequence which is 17

d=is the the difference between the terms which is - 2

Tn=17+(n-1)(-2)

Tn=17-2n+2

Tn=-2n+19

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