document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009838>Question 1009838</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please someone could help me with this. Thanks in advance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If an={-3,2,7,12,17...}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Determine a138<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #625317 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=625317\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is an arithmetic sequence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an = a + d(n - 1), where d is the difference between terms and n is the nth term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In our example a = -3 and d = 5, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a138 = -3 + 5(138-1) = 682<BR>\n" );
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