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Find the 40th term of the arithmetic sequence. -1, -5, -9, -13, -17,

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r=-4\\ u_(1)=-1\\ u_(2)=-1+r\\ u_(3)=-1+2r\\\\ u_(40)=-1+39r=-1+39*(-4)=-1-156=-157\\

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