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document.write( "I am supposed to find the first five terms and the tenth term given the explicit formula for an arithmetic sequence. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an = -10 – 3(n – 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-16,-19,-22,-25,-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Tenth term:-43<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a(n) = -10 – 3(n – 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(1) = -10 - 3*0 = -10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a(2) = -10 - 3(2-1) = -10 -3 = -13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a(3) = -10 - 3(3) = -10-9 = -19<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "etc..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(10) = -10 - 2(10-1) = -10-2*9 = -28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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