document.write( "Question 839857: Create a series of ten numbers in which 42 is the fifth term. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #506081 by Edwin McCravy(20056) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You want to fill in these blanks. There are many ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "__, __, __, __, 42, __, __, __, __, __.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Pick any number, and subtract it over and over to get the 4 numbers\r\n" );
document.write( "left of 42, and add it over and over to get the 5 numbers to the\r\n" );
document.write( "right of 42.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you choose 1, the sequence would be\r\n" );
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document.write( "38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you choose 2, the sequence would be\r\n" );
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document.write( "34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 53.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you choose 3, the sequence would be\r\n" );
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document.write( "30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you choose 10, the sequence would be\r\n" );
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document.write( " 2, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you choose -29, the sequence would be\r\n" );
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document.write( "158, 129, 100, 71, 42, 13, -16, -45, -74, -103.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Choose any of those or whatever you favorite number is.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You could even choose 0 and the sequence would be:\r\n" );
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document.write( "42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's a funny one but a sequence nevertheless. :)\r\n" );
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