SOLUTION: If the sum of the arithmetic sequence is 17 the second term is 3 ,the d is 14 what is the first term

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Question 963769: If the sum of the arithmetic sequence is 17 the second term is 3 ,the d is 14 what is the first term
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
>>the sum of the arithmetic sequence is 17
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>>the d is 14 


Multiply both sides by 2:

>>the second term is 3,






That's the answer, but the problem is botched because
when you substitute a1 = -11 into



and solve for n you get:



So you might tell your teacher that the problem is botched.
There is no such arithmetic sequence because n can only
be a positive integer.

Edwin
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