document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388655>Question 388655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Two terms of an arithmetic sequence are a9 = 85 and a30 = 295. Find a rule for the nth term.<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 #275012 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=275012\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B9%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%289-1%29%2Ad ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B9%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%289-1%29%2Ad\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=85=a%5B1%5D%2B8d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"85=a%5B1%5D%2B8d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=295=a%5B1%5D%2B30d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"295=a%5B1%5D%2B30d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=21d=210 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"21d=210\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then use either equation to solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D%2B80=85 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D%2B80=85\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So then,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D=5%2B%28n-1%29%2810%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D=5%2B%28n-1%29%2810%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D=5%2B10n-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D=5%2B10n-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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