Question

Identify the 33rd term of the arithmetic sequence 9, 7 1/2 , 6

Answer 1

For an arithmetic sequence the formula for the nth term is:

`a_(n)=a_(1)+(n-1)d`
Plugging the given values into the formula, we get:

`a_(33)=9+32*-1.5=-39`
The 33th term is -39.