document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1341>Question 1341</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my daughter has homework but I can not help her, the question is to find the rule of the following input and output;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "INPUT     OUTPUT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1         36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2         33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3         30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4         27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5         24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please answer this my daughter will be very happy and i will tell her all about you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Note that the OUTPUT is a decreasing sequence and is<BR>\n" );
document.write( " an arthmetic sequence with common difference -3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The rule is : 36 - 3(INPUT -1) or 39 - 3*INPUT\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Recall: The nth term of an arthmetic sequence with leading term a and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "         common difference d is a +(n-1)d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Kenny </SPAN>\n" );
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