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the rule for being the nth item in a certain sequence is n(n+1)/2. what is the 4th term in this sequence ? a.) 4b.)10c.)16d.)20

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The 4th term of the sequence can be determined as,


\begin{gathered} a_n=(n(n+1))/(2) \\ a_4=(4(4+1))/(2) \\ a_4=10 \end{gathered}

Thus, option (b) is correct.

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