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The 8 term of a linear sequence is 18 and the 12th term is 20 find the first term ?
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To find the first term of the linear sequence, we can use the formula for the nth term of a linear sequence:
a_n = a_1 + (n-1)d
where:
a_n = the nth term of the sequence
a_1 = the first term of the sequence
d = the common difference between terms
n = the term number
Given that the 8th term is 18 and the 12th term is 20, we can set up two equations using the formula above:
18 = a_1 + 7d
20 = a_1 + 11d
Now we can solve these two equations simultaneously to find the values of a_1 and d. Subtracting the first equation from the second, we get:
20 - 18 = (a_1 + 11d) - (a_1 + 7d)
2 = 4d
d = 0.5
Now we can substitute the value of d back into the first equation to solve for a_1:
18 = a_1 + 7(0.5)
18 = a_1 + 3.5
a_1 = 18 - 3.5
a_1 = 14.5
Therefore, the first term of the linear sequence is 14.5.
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