document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=843224>Question 843224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 1st term of an arithmetic sequence is 6 times the 5th term. The sum of the 2nd and 8th terms is 8. Find the 20th term of this sequence? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #516259 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=516259\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  a =6(a + 4d)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a =6a + 24d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a2 = a + d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a8 = a + 7d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=2a+8d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4=a+4d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=6a+24d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a =6a + 24d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=144+24d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-120=24d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5=d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an = a + (n - 1)d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a20 = 24 -5(19)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a20=-71 </SPAN>\n" );
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