document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872908>Question 872908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two terms of an arithmetic sequence are a5=11 and a32=65. Find a rule for the nth term. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a(1)+4d = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(1)+31d = 65<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substract to solve for \"d\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27d = 54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for a(1)::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(1) + 4*2 = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(1) = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "General term::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(n) = 3 + (n-1)2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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