document.write( "Question 933723: given the following patterns 3,10,17,24 what is the 48th term in this pattern \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "\"a%5B2%5D-a%5B1%5D=10-3=7\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"a%5B3%5D-a%5B2%5D=17-10=7\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"a%5B4%5D-a%5B3%5D=24-17=7\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So this is an arithmetic sequence with common difference \"d=7\"\r\n" );
document.write( "and first term \"a%5B1%5D=3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29d\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute \"n=48\", \"a%5B1%5D=3\" and \"d=7\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5B48%5D=3%2B%2848-1%29%287%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5B48%5D=3%2B%2847%29%287%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"a%5B48%5D=3%2B329\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"a%5B48%5D=332\"\r\n" );
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