document.write( "Question 948066: Find the 89th term of the arithmetic sequence 20,10,0,... \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #579125 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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20,10,0,...
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document.write( "It's just a matter of plugging in the formula for the nth term:\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( "first term = a1 = 20, common difference d = 10-20 = 0-10 = -10\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5B89%5D=20%2B%2889-1%29%28-10%29=20%2B%2888%29%28-10%29=+-860\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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