Q. Find the 1oth term of the arithmetic sequence −4x−5,x−8,6x−11,…Answer:
Identify First Term: To find the 10th term of an arithmetic sequence, we need to determine the common difference and use the formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence, which is an=a1+(n−1)d, where an is the nth term, a1 is the first term, and d is the common difference.
Find Common Difference: First, let's identify the first term a1 of the sequence. The first term is given as −4x−5.
Calculate 10th Term: Next, we need to find the common difference d. We can do this by subtracting the first term from the second term. The second term is x−8.So, d=(x−8)−(−4x−5)=x−8+4x+5=5x+3.
Simplify Expression: Now that we have the common difference, we can use the formula to find the 10th term (a10).a10=a1+(10−1)d=(−4x−5)+9(5x+3).
Simplify Expression: Now that we have the common difference, we can use the formula to find the 10th term a10.a10=a1+(10−1)d=(−4x−5)+9(5x+3).Let's simplify the expression for the 10th term.a10=−4x−5+9(5x+3)=−4x−5+45x+27=41x+22.
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