document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=750086>Question 750086</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a question which goes like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An = 2-A*n-1, where A5 = 3. I need to find the tenth value. The answer is -1 but I don't know exactly how to do it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help me out?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #456362 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=456362\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we are given\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An = 2-A*n-1, where A5 = 3, what is A10?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 = 2-A*n-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are no parenthesis so we follow the order of operations (do multiplication and division from left to right in the order they appear, then addition and subtraction from left to right in the order they appear)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A5=3 = 2 - 5A - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+5A = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  5A = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   A = -2/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A10 = 2-((-2/5)*10)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A10 = 2-(-4)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A10 = 2+4-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A10 = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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