document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=442493>Question 442493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 20th term of an arithmetic sequence is 44 and the common difference is 4. Find the nth term </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a(20) = a + (19)*4 = 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 76 = 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = -32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "nth term: a(n) = -32 + (n-1)4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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