Question

What is the 20th term of the sequence defined by an=(n-1)(2-n)(3+n)?

Answer 1

an=(n-1)(2-n)(3+n)
a20=(20-1)(2-20)(3+20)
a20=(19)(-18)(23)
a20= -7866.

Answer 2

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What is the 20th term of the sequence defined by $\sf a_n = (n − 1) (2 - n) (3 + n)$ ?

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• The 20th term of the sequence is -7866 .

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• $\sf a_n = (n − 1) (2 - n) (3 + n)$

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• 20th term of the sequence .

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To get 20th term of the sequence , we put n = 20 in $\sf a_n = (n − 1) (2 - n) (3 + n)$

$\displaystyle \longrightarrow\sf a_{20} = (20 − 1) (2 - 20) (3 + 20) \: \\ \\ \displaystyle \longrightarrow\sf a_{20} =(19)( - 18)(23) \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \\ \\ \displaystyle \longrightarrow\sf a_{20} = - 342 \times 23 \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \\ \\ \displaystyle \longrightarrow\sf a_{20} = - 7866 \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \:$

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