document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=900663>Question 900663</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the fifth and eighth terms of a sequence of real numbers are 7 and 8.  What is the first term? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #546082 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=546082\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Many possible solutions.  What kind of sequence?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T=F+(n-1)d, general term for arithmetic sequence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F, first term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n, index of sequence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d, common difference\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28F%2B%285-1%29d=7%2CF%2B%288-1%29d=8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28F%2B%285-1%29d=7%2CF%2B%288-1%29d=8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28F%2B4d=7%2CF%2B7d=8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28F%2B4d=7%2CF%2B7d=8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3d=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3d=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=F=7-4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"F=7-4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=F=21%2F3-4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"F=21%2F3-4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28highlight%28F=17%2F3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28highlight%28F=17%2F3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----the first term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28T=17%2F3%2B%28n-1%29%2A%281%2F3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28T=17%2F3%2B%28n-1%29%2A%281%2F3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---general term for this arithmetic sequence<BR>\n" );
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