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An=65-100n
first 5 terms
Arithmetic ​

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Answer: -35, -135, -235, -335, -435

Step-by-step explanation

The idea is to plug n = 1 through n = 5 into the equation to find the first five terms. The scratch work is shown below.

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Plug in the value n = 1

an = 65-100n

a1 = 65-100*1

a1 = 65-100

a1 = -35

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Plug in the value n = 2

an = 65-100n

a2 = 65-100*2

a2 = 65-200

a2 = -135

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Plug in the value n = 3

an = 65-100n

a3 = 65-100*3

a3 = 65-300

a3 = -235

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Plug in the value n = 4

an = 65-100n

a4 = 65-100*4

a4 = 65-400

a4 = -335

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Plug in the value n = 5

an = 65-100n

a5 = 65-100*5

a5 = 65-500

a5 = -435

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The first five terms are -35, -135, -235, -335, -435

This can be confirmed using a spreadsheet.

Another verification option is to use the Sequence command in GeoGebra.

The command to type into GeoGebra's input bar would be:

Sequence(65-100*n, n, 1, 5, 1)

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