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-87, -70, -27, -36,...a(n)= 17n - 10432nd term

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We have the arithmetic progression given by


a_n=17n-104

if n = 1 we have the first term, n = 2 the second one and, so on, to find the 32nd term we just do n = 32, therefore


\begin{gathered} a_(32)=17\cdot32-104 \\ \\ a_(32)=544-104 \\ \\ a_(32)=440 \end{gathered}

The 32nd term is 440.

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