document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=221632>Question 221632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"write and solve an equation to find the nth term of each aritmetic sequence\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,7,11,15, . . . n=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10,5,0,-5, . . . n=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34,49,64,79, . . . n=200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #166186 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=166186\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Write and solve an equation to find the nth term of each arithmetic sequence\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the pattern or constant a to get the next term. So that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where a is a constant, n0 is the first term and n is the nth term.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We need (n-1) so when n=1 then n0 is the first term.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  3,7,11,15, . . . n=8  3+(n-1)4=3+4n-4=4n-1.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER:  4n-1, at n=8 then 4*8-1=31\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2. 10,5,0,-5, . . . n=21 10-(n-1)5=10-5n-5=5-5n=5(1-n)  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER:  5(1-n), at n=21 then 5(1-21)=100  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  34,49,64,79, . . . n=200  34+(n-1)15=34+15n-15=15n+19  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER:  15n+19, at n=200 then 15*200+19=3000+19=3019.\r<BR>\n" );
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