Question

Find the 59th term of the arithmetic sequence 26, 17, 8,.

Answer 1

From the present question. we can find the following relation, where n stands for the position:

`A_n=35-9n`

The 59th term is given by:

`\begin{gathered} A_(59)=35-9*59=35-531 \\ A_(59)=-496 \end{gathered}`

The 59th term is -496