document.write( "Question 978722: if the number of the sequence is 17 and the second number is 3 what is the first number? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #600091 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "You would need another term in the series and its position in the series to determine it.
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