ECZ 2016 · O-Level Paper 1 — Sequences and Series

The first and second terms of an arithmetic progression are 100 and 95, respectively. Find the tenth term.

  • A. 50
  • B. 55
  • C. 45
  • D. 145

Verified working — step 1

a = 100, d = 95 − 100 = −5. T₁₀ = a + 9d = 100 + 9(−5) = 100 − 45 = …

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