SOLUTION: The 3rd term of an arithmetic sequence is 34 and the 15th term is -14. Determine the first 2 terms of the squence

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Question 1070901: The 3rd term of an arithmetic sequence is 34 and the 15th term is -14.
Determine the first 2 terms of the squence

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


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Subtracting 1 from 2,



So then,



So,



So now use this to find the first two terms.

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