Question

closed

Answer 1

okay

Answer 2

know the formula for n'th term of arithmetic sequence ?

Answer 3

okay

Answer 4

a = first term = 5
d= common difference =-3
n = 5000
now try ?

Answer 5

\[a _{5000} = 5 + (5,000-1) -3\]

Answer 6

solve

Answer 7

you missed the bracket
\(a _{5000} = 5 + (5000-1) (-3)\)

Answer 8

oh okay lol

Answer 9

follow @hartnn equation

Answer 10

mine has simple mathematical error

Answer 11

thats correct answer
5000th term is -14992

Answer 12

do you notice any pattern ?

Answer 13

not actually, and this one is tricky,
notice that every term is the
SUM of 2 previous terms!

Answer 14

oh so the answer is -7 then

Answer 15

absolutely! :)

Answer 16

thank you very much! :)

Answer 17

welcome ^_^