Consider the sequence 87, 83, 79, 75, 71, ....

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Problem

Consider the sequence 87, 83, 79, 75, 71, .... (1) Show that the sequence is arithmetic. (2) Find the formula for its general term. (3) Find the 40th term. (4) Which term of the sequence is -297?

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