Find a28 of the arithmetic sequence given a₁ = 1 and d = -9.A. 242B. 244OC.-242D.-244Reset Selection

ANSWER
[tex]\begin{equation*} -242 \end{equation*}[/tex]OPTION C
EXPLANATION
Given;
[tex]\begin{gathered} a=1 \\ d=-9 \end{gathered}[/tex]Recall, the nth term of an arithmetic sequence is calculated using;
[tex]A_n=a+(n-1)d[/tex]Substituting the values;
[tex]\begin{gathered} A_{n}=a+(n-1)d \\ =1+(28-1)-9 \\ =1+27\times-9 \\ =1+(-243) \\ =1-243 \\ =-242 \end{gathered}[/tex]The 28th term is -242