Answer
$-\frac{1}{2}n+2$, $-13$
Work Step by Step
Step 1. With the given numbers, we can identify the series as arithemetic. Thus we have
$a_1=\frac{3}{2}, d=-\frac{1}{2}$
and
$a_n=a_1+(n-1)d=\frac{3}{2}-\frac{1}{2}(n-1)=-\frac{1}{2}n+2$.
Step 2. We have
$a_{30}=-\frac{1}{2}(30)+2=-13$
