document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=875615>Question 875615</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the nth term is 3n-1 then why isn't 85 a term in the sequence </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #528330 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=528330\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 85 was a term of the sequence, then for some integer n, 3n - 1 = 85 <--> n = 86/3 which is not an integer. Hence 85 is not in the sequence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A more formal and concise way of putting it is the sequence consists only of numbers congruent to 2 modulo 3; 85 is 1 modulo 3. </SPAN>\n" );
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