document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=244913>Question 244913</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -78 is which term of an arithmetic sequence whose common difference is -4 and whose first term is 6? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a(n) = a(1) + (n-1)d<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-78 = 6 + (n-1)(-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-84 = (n-1)(-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n-1 = 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 22nd term is -78<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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