document.write( "Question 860718: find the common difference, the first term, and the recursive formula for the nth term. Given a3=14 and a8=-3.5 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B3%5D+=+a%5B1%5D+%2B+2d+=+14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B8%5D+=+a%5B1%5D+%2B+7d++=+-3.5\"
\n" ); document.write( " -5d = 17.5 |subtracting a8 from a3
\n" ); document.write( " d = -3.5 and \"a%5B1%5D+=+21%0D%0A%7B%7B%7Ba%5Bn%5D+=+21+%2B+%28n-1%29%28-3.5%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D+=+-3.5n+%2B+24.5+%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B8%5D+=+-28+%2B+24.5+=+-3.5\"
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