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Can someone help me figure out how to solve this problem

Can someone help me figure out how to solve this problem-example-1
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Answer:

In an arithmetic sequence, each term is obtained by adding the common difference to the previous term. In this case, the common difference is 3, so the formula for the nth term of the sequence can be written as:

a^n = a^1 + (n-1) * d

where a^1 is the first term of the sequence, and d is the common difference.

Since the first term of the sequence is -25 and the common difference is 3, we can plug these values into the formula to find the 30th term of the sequence:

a^30 = (-25) + (30-1) * 3

= (-25) + 29 * 3

= (-25) + 87

= 62

Therefore, the 30th term of the sequence is 62.

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