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The first term of an ap is 29 and the seventh term is -13 what is the value of the tenth term

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Explanation:

an arithmetic progression or arithmetic sequence is a sequence of terms, where the difference bergen neighboring terms is a constant d for the whole sequence.

a1 = 29

a2 = 29 + d

a3 = a2 + d = a1 + d + d = 29 + 2d

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an = 29 + (n-1)d

a7 = -13 = 29 + 6d

-42 = 6d

d = -42/6 = -7

therefore,

a10 = 29 + 9Ă—-7 = 29 - 63 = -34

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