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Use the iterative rule to find the 11th term in the sequence.

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Answer:

-4

Explanation:

The general, nth term, of a sequence is given by the formula:


a_n=18-2n

We can plug in n = 1 to find the first term, thus we have:


a_1=18-2(1)\\a_1=16

We can plug in n = 2, to the find the 2nd term, which is:


a_2=18-2(2)\\a_2=14

Similarly, to get 11th term, we simply plug in n = 11 into the general term rule. so we have:


a_n=18-2n\\a_(11)=18-2(11)\\a_(11)=18-22\\a_(11)=-4

11th term is -4

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