document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=448360>Question 448360</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following equations could be used to find the nth term in the arithmetic sequence 14, 8, 2, -4, . . .?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) an=14-8(n-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) an=14+(n-1)6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) an=14-6(n-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) an=14-6+8(n-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(The n's are supposed to be small and below the a's. Like an exponent but on the bottom.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a(1) = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = -6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "General Form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(n) = a(1)+(n-1)d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(n) = 14 + (n-1)(-6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) an=14-8(n-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) an=14+(n-1)6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) an=14-6(n-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) an=14-6+8(n-1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(The n's are supposed to be small and below the a's. Like an exponent but on the bottom.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: C<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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