Posted by Emily on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 6:35am.
1st term = x
2nd term = x-.5
3rd term = x - 2(.5)
....
10th term = x - 9(.5) = x - .45
...
14th term = x - 13(.5) = x - 6.5
t th term = x - (t-1)(.5)
I assume you are studying sequences and series.
Do you recognize the arithmetic sequence pattern ?
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