SOLUTION: Find t sub n if t sub 3 is equal to 15 and t sub 8 is equal to 50

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Question 855053: Find t sub n if t sub 3 is equal to 15 and t sub 8 is equal to 50
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find t sub n if t sub 3 is equal to 15 and t sub 8 is equal to 50
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If the sequence is arithmetic, we use the formula:



three times. Once for n=3. once for n=8, and once using
the values for t1 and d.

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Substitute n = 3





Substitute 15 for t3



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Substitute n = 8





Substitute 50 for t8



So you have this system of equations to solve:



Solve that system by substitution or elimination and
get

 and 

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Therefore 



becomes









Edwin
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