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the temperature of a liquid was recorded at -17 F. If the temperature decreases by 3 every minute, find the temperature of the liquid 15 minutes later

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Answer:

The temperature of the liquid 15 minutes later is
-59^0F

Explanation:

This is an example of arithmetic progression

We need to find 15 th term

Here


a=-17F\\\\d=-3F\\\\t_(15)=-17+(15-1)*-3\\\\=-17-42\\\\=-59^0F

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