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document.write( "I will show you how to find the second therm.\r\n" );
document.write( "Simply plug in the number \"2\" instead of n into the formula\r\n" );
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document.write( "You will get \r\n" );
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document.write( " =  =  = 4 + 2 = 6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next, I will show you how to find the third therm.\r\n" );
document.write( "Simply plug in the number \"3\" instead of n into the formula (1). You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( " =  =  = 15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Go further in the same manner and get  and .\r\n" );
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