An arithmetic sequence has third term and seventh term . What is the th term?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
- Step 1: The seventh term is four steps after the third, so and .
- Step 2: The first term is .
- Step 3: The th term is .
Answer
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Why not the others: is ; is ; and do not follow from at .
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