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Which term of the AP. 8 , -4 , -16 , -28 ,......... is -880 ?​

User Sergio Morstabilini
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Answer: 75th term

Explanation:

If you look at the first terms, you can see that we're subtracting 12 from the previous term to get the number. Knowing this, we can write an expression for the nth term. The expression would be -12n + 20. Since this specific term has value of -880, we set -880 equal to the value of -12n+20. By setting your equation like this -12n + 20 = -880 and solving, you get n = 75, which means the 75th term has a value of -880.

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