document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=429511>Question 429511</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone show me how to work these?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the 5th term for each:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1: A1=20, An=1/2A(n-1)+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2: An=8n-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3: A1=1/2, An=2A(n-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I came up with 35 for #2, but I'm not even sure that's right.  These are confusing me!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #298302 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=298302\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you are correct for number 2. Let's do problem 1 and then you can use the same process to do 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are given <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5Bn%5D+=+%281%2F2%29A%5Bn-1%5D+%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5Bn%5D+=+%281%2F2%29A%5Bn-1%5D+%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and told <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B1%5D=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B1%5D=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug in 2 for n in the given forumula<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B2%5D+=+%281%2F2%29A%5B1%5D+%2B2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B2%5D+=+%281%2F2%29A%5B1%5D+%2B2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you see this formula contains <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;\" > which you know is 20. So subsitute 20 and solve<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B2%5D+=+10+%2B2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B2%5D+=+10+%2B2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B2%5D+=+12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B2%5D+=+12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So now solve for when n=3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B3%5D+=+%281%2F2%29A%5B2%5D+%2B2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B3%5D+=+%281%2F2%29A%5B2%5D+%2B2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  you know <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > because you just solved for it above. Plug 12 in for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B3%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B3%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Keep doing this process for n = 4 and then again for n=5.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the same process for problem 3\r<BR>\n" );
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