document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481369>Question 481369</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem, thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which term of the arithmetic progression -7,-5,-3 . . . is 65? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #329643 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><B>Maths68(1474)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><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=Maths68><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=329643\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tn=a+(n-1)d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=Number of term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=first term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=Common difference <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this particular series<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-7, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=-5-(-7)=-5+7=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tn=65\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tn=a+(n-1)d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65=-7+(n-1)2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65=-7+2n-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65=-9+2n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65-9=2n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54=2n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54/2=n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27=n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65 is the27 term of the series -7,-5,-3,.......65 </SPAN>\n" );
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