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Find the 79th term of the following arithmetic sequence.2, 11, 20, 29,

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The arithmetic sequence formula is:


a_n=a_1+(n-1)d

where an is the nth term, a1 is the first term, and d is the common difference.

In the sequence,

2, 11, 20, 29,

a1 = 2, and the common difference is:

d = 11 - 2 = 20 - 11 = 29 - 20 = 9

Then,


\begin{gathered} a_(79)=2+(79-1)9 \\ a_(79)=2+(78)9 \\ a_(79)=2+702 \\ a_(79)=704 \end{gathered}

the 79th term is 704

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