document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=452497>Question 452497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what would the nth term be for 64,58,52,46 please </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #311211 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=311211\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We know that it is an arithmetic sequence with common difference -6. So, somewhere in the general expression there would have to be a -6n, and since it is arithmetic the only possible expression is some constant coupled with the -6n, so the general expression is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first term (n=1) is 64, so we can solve for C and get C = 70. Hence, the nth term is given by\r<BR>\n" );
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