Question

What is the 32nd term of the arithmetic sequence where a1 = 13 and a13 = -59?

Answer 1

\[a _{_{n}}=a_{1}+(n-1)d\]
so \[a _{13}=a _{1}+(12)d\]
\[ -59=13+(12)d\]
complete the question and tell me the answer!

Answer 2

173?

Answer 3

One miniature mistake...!

Answer 4

What did I do wrong?

Answer 5

its -173.you ignored the negative sign.Everything else is perfect...!

Answer 6

Oh, okay thanks! I always mess up on putting the negative sign. *Face palm* haha, thank you!