Answer:
The 28th term is
![\boxed{63.8}.](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/college/n6go1rih43aajpoxpvwqn2bzuweqhk52t3.png)
Explanation:
Let
denote the
th term of the sequence.
We can start by noticing that:
![a_2 - a_1 = a_3 - a_2 = a_4 - a_3 = 2.6 = r,](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/college/80nz1xepq60h8xgd4m0jcl9z1wvyjms325.png)
which means that this sequence is actually an arithmetic progression. We know that the
th term of these sequences is always:
![a_n = a_1 + r(n-1).](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/college/yotofy6zssplipf3h6jo7lgv1ht4jcmjy9.png)
This sequence in particular is given by:
![a_n = -6.4 + 2.6 (n-1).](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/college/xvthi7iw6lcgy6d3sjpi6pdxuhhsy0yjr4.png)
To find the 28th term, we simply set
:
![a_(28) = -6.4 + 2.6 (28-1) = -6.4 + 2.6 * 27 = -6.4 + 70.2 = 63.8.](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/college/xb70wjqk99dnwiqfm6xeft0obbsknwzfh6.png)
So we finally get:
![\boxed{a_(28) = 63.8}.](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/college/bc19k6s71vda0agjrg64kbay5o5algadfh.png)