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the nth term of an arithmetic sequence is defined as
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\n" ); document.write( "an = a1 + d(n-1), where a1 is the first term and d is the common difference
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\n" ); document.write( "152 = 2 + 5(n-1)
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\n" ); document.write( "150 = 5n - 5
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\n" ); document.write( "5n = 155
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\n" ); document.write( "n = 31
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\n" ); document.write( "152 is the 31st term
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