document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11166>Question 11166</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello, my name is shavon and i was on this site because i need help with algebra. It is called patterns and linear functions see i dont get it becaus the tile is called finding the 10th term here is  an example.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "term numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, ... 10 ...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sequence  3, 5, 7, 9,...  empty box ...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so do you thonk you can help me </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5837 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=5837\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3, 5, 7, 9, ............... ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "well, you can work them all out, as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so answer is 21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or you can find the \"pattern\" or the \"equation\" of this sequence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Look at the 3, 5, 7, 9 etc.. it is just the 2 times table, yes? moved a bit... the DIFFERENCE between the numbers is 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, calling the top line of numbers n, the bottom line of numbers is defined as 2n. But hang on, 2n gives the wrong answers, as shown here:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 1, 2, 3, 4,...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n= 2, 4, 6, 8,...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we want<BR>\n" );
document.write( "? = 3, 5, 7, 9,...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, basically we just need to add 1, giving 2n+1. This is the rule that explains the numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, for the tenth term, n=10, we have 2n+1 which gives (2*10) + 1 --> 20 + 1 --> 21.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does that helps?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jon.\r<BR>\n" );
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