document.write( "Question 967305: I'm so confused. Can someone pretty please help with this?
\n" ); document.write( "For the following sequence calculate the indicated term:
\n" ); document.write( " an=(-1)^n(3n+2),a5 (first n and the 5 are subscript)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #591228 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=%28-1%29%5E%28n%283n%2B2%29%29\",\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if you need fifth term \"a%5B5%5D+\", means \"n=5\"; so, substitute it in given formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B5%5D=%28-1%29%5E%285%283%2A5%2B2%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B5%5D=%28-1%29%5E%285%2815%2B2%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B5%5D=%28-1%29%5E%285%2817%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B5%5D=%28-1%29%5E%2885%29\"....since \"85\" is an odd number we will have negative sign\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B5%5D=-1\"
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