To find the 54th term of the sequence 8, 0, -8, you can identify the pattern and determine how the terms repeat.
The pattern in this sequence appears to be decreasing by 8 each time:
1st term: 8
2nd term: 0
3rd term: -8
Notice that each term decreases by 8 from the previous term. So, you can find the 4th term by subtracting 8 from the 3rd term (-8). The 5th term is obtained by subtracting 8 from the 4th term, and so on.
To find the 54th term, you can apply the pattern:
54th term = (3rd term) - 8(54 - 3)
54th term = -8 - 8(51)
54th term = -8 - 408
54th term = -416
So, the 54th term in the sequence is -416.