Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Sequences and Series · easy
Find the 100th term of the sequence 1.01, 1.00, 0.99,
- 0.04
- 0.03
- 0.02
- 0.05
Answer
C. 0.02
Solution
This is an AP with a=1.01 and d=-0.01. The 100th term is 1.01 + 99(-0.01) = 1.01 - 0.99 = 0.02.
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