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Find the (25)th term of the AP (12,9,6,\ldots).

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Correct answer: (-60)

The direct answer is B, -60. In an arithmetic progression, the nth-term formula is \(a_n=a+(n-1)d\), where a is the first term and d is the common difference. Here the first term is 12, and each term decreases by 3, so \(d=9-12=-3\). Thus \(a_{25}=12+(25-1)(-3)=12+24(-3)=12-72=-60\). Option A, 60, has the wrong sign and ignores that the sequence is decreasing. Option B, -60, is correct. Option C, -57, results from using 25 instead of 24 differences; from the first term to the 25th term there are always \(n-1=24\) steps. Option D, -63, uses one extra decrease. The key memory rule is “nth term means n minus 1 jumps from the first term,” and a negative common difference must retain its negative sign.

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