Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
a1 = 3
d = -3
an = a1 + (n - 1)*d
an = a1 + (n - 1)*-3
Try it
Let n = 5
a5 = 3 + (5 - 1)*-3
a5 = 3 + 4*-3
a5 = 3 - 12
a5 = - 9 which is exactly what it should be.
The interesting one to try is n = 2
a2 = a1 + (2 - 1)*-3
a3 = 3 + 1(-3)
a3 = 3 - 3
a3 =0
Which is exactly what the second term is. It's interesting because you would never guess that 0 is what you get.
