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find the 99th term of the arithimic sequence 2, 5/2, 3, 7/2, ...

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Answer:

99th term is 51

Step-by-step explanation:

Arithmetic sequence equation

a1= first term = 2

d= common difference = 0.5 or 1/2

2, 5/2 = 5/2 - 2 = 0.5 or 1/2

3 - 5/2 = 1/2

7/2 - 3 = 1/2

an = a1 + (n - 1)d

a99 = 2 + (99-1) 1/2

a99= 2 + 98 (1/2)

a99 = 2 + 49

a99 = 51