The first term of a sequence is 3. The common difference of the sequence is 10 less than twice the first term. Write the equation for the nth term for the sequence and then find the next three terms

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Warpling asked Feb 20, 2023

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The first term of a sequence is 3. The common difference of the sequence is 10 less than twice the first term. Write the equation for the nth term for the sequence and then find the next three terms

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d = 2*3 -10 = -4

The n-th term of the sequence is

.. t[n] = 3 +d(n -1) = 7 -4n

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