document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=853876>Question 853876</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the first term and the common difference of the arithmetic sequence whose 5th term is 7 and 13th term is 39. Can you please help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #514416 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=514416\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an = a + (n - 1)d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "39 = a + 12d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 = a + 4d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32=8d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-9\r<BR>\n" );
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