Algebra 2 Common Core

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Chapter 9 - Sequences and Series - 9-2 Arithmetic Sequences - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 575: 29

Answer

The $17^{\text{th}}$ term is $36$.

Work Step by Step

The $18^{\text{th}}$ term is $32$ and the common difference is$-4$ so we simply subtract $-4$ from $32$ to get the $17^{\text{th}}$ term: $a_{17}=a_{18}-d$ $a_{17}=32-(-4)$ $a_{17}=32+4$ $a_{17}=36$
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