document.write( "Question 961013: write the rule for the nth term of the arithmetic sequence 9,4,-1,... \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "d = 2nd term - 1st term = 4-9 = -5 = 3rd term - 2nd term = -1 - 4 = -5\r\n" );
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