The sum of the first terms of a sequence is . What is the th term?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D.
- Step 1: The th term is .
- Step 2: and .
- Step 3: So .
Answer
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Why not the others: is , the sum of ten terms; , and are not equal to .
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