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Find the 59th term of the arithmetic sequence 26, 17, 8,.

Find the 59th term of the arithmetic sequence 26, 17, 8,.-example-1
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From the present question. we can find the following relation, where n stands for the position:


A_n=35-9n

The 59th term is given by:


\begin{gathered} A_(59)=35-9*59=35-531 \\ A_(59)=-496 \end{gathered}

The 59th term is -496

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