This math topic focuses on finding specific terms in decreasing arithmetic sequences. Students will practice determining the value of a term located at a specified position in the sequence. Each problem provides a few initial terms from a sequence, and students are tasked with calculating or selecting the correct value of a term for a given position, such as n=10, n=13, etc., based on these patterns. These exercises fall under an advanced study of patterns and sums, honing skills in recognizing and working with arithmetic sequences that decrease consistently.
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Find the term for n=13 in this decreasing pattern (first term is n=1)
71, 66, 61, 56