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pacheco
Oct 14, 2011, 09:17 PM
The first five terms of a linear sequence are shown below:
8,6,4,2,0...
What is the 100th term of this sequence?
A. -192
B. -190
C. -108
D. -90

Unknown008
Oct 15, 2011, 06:58 AM
The equation giving the nth term of a linear sequence is given by:

T_n = a + (n-1)d

a is the first term and d is the common difference.

You first term is 8, your common difference is -2. Put those in your formula, and find the 100th term by putting n = 100.

Can you solve the problem now? :)