document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=429008>Question 429008</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, can anyone assist me with these two questions on series and sequences? I am very frustrated:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) Is 207 a member of the sequence 3,7,11,...?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) Find the first term of the sequence -7,-5,-3,... which is greater than 400.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you very much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #298058 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=298058\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. If the sequence is arithmetic, then we can say that it includes the positive integers congruent to 3 modulo 4. Since 207 is equivalent to 3 modulo 4, then 207 is in the sequence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. This sequence contains all of the (sufficiently large) odd numbers, so 401 is the first term that satisfies. </SPAN>\n" );
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