document.write( "Question 610408: common difference = 5, first term = -2 ... The nth term of the series is 183. Fin the value of n.
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document.write( "Hi, 
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document.write( "common difference = 5, first term = -2
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29%2Ad\"
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=+-2+%2B%28n-1%29%2A5\"
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=+183+=++-2+%2B%28n-1%29%2A5\"
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document.write( "   183 = -2 + 5(n-1)     ||Good work!, Now just solve for n
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document.write( "    185 = (n-1)5
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document.write( "     37 = (n-1)
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document.write( "     38 = n
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document.write( "\"a%5B38%5D=-2+%2B%28n-1%29%2A5+=+-2+%2B+5%2A37+=+183\" ||Always recommend Checkng Your Answer \n" );
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