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Which of the following equations could be used to solve for the tenth term of the following sequence? 15, 13, 11, 9, ...

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This is an arithmetic sequence, where the first term (a) is 15 and the common difference (d) is -2.
The general formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence is:

n_(th\ term) =a+(n-1)d
Therefore the required equation is:

10_(th) \ term=15+(10-1)*-2
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