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Find the 72nd term of the arithmetic sequence -27, -11, 5, ...

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Explanation:

first identify the common difference

The first term which i will define by u⁰=-27

u¹=u⁰+(1)d where d is the common difference and u¹ is the second term

u¹=-27+d

-11=-27+d

d=27-11=16

The 72nd term would be u⁷¹ since we started from u⁰ as our first term:

Use the explicit relation given by:

u(n)=u⁰+(n)d

u(71)=-27+71(d)

u⁷¹=-27+71(16)

u⁷¹=-27+1136

u⁷¹=1109

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