document.write( "Question 971448: The number of the sequence is 17, if the second number is 3 what is the first number???
\n" ); document.write( " In other words they are 17 numbers in the sequence and the second number is 3. So what is the first number. Help and solve this for me. U can as well email me at tugumisirizejonan95@gmail.com THANK YOU \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #593925 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Sorry. That's not enough information to pin-point just one solution.\r\n" );
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document.write( "__, 3,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are trillions of ways to fill those blanks. \r\n" );
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document.write( "One way is\r\n" );
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document.write( " 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33\r\n" );
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document.write( "Another way is\r\n" );
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document.write( " 0, 3, 6, 9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48\r\n" );
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document.write( "Another way is\r\n" );
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document.write( " 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18\r\n" );
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document.write( "Another way is:\r\n" );
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document.write( "-3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Another way is\r\n" );
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document.write( " 4, 3, 0,-1,-2,-3,-4,-5,-6,-7,-8,-9,-10,-11,-12,-13,-14\r\n" );
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document.write( "etc., etc., etc.\r\n" );
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document.write( "All those have 3 as the 2nd term, and all have 17 terms.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You have left out something that is necessary for the problem just \r\n" );
document.write( "to have one solution.  Tell us what it is in the thank-you note form\r\n" );
document.write( "below and we'll get back to you.  But you must be given a sum of\r\n" );
document.write( "terms, or another term, or something.  Also you must be given whether \r\n" );
document.write( "it is an arithmetic or a geometric sequence.  \r\n" );
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