document.write( "Question 1061703: 3, -6, 12, 4, 20, ? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #676523 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "3,   -6,   12,    4,   20,... \r\n" );
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document.write( "The odd-numbered terms go:\r\n" );
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document.write( "3,         12,         20,                   \r\n" );
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document.write( "3+9=12\r\n" );
document.write( "12+8=20\r\n" );
document.write( "20+7=27, so continuing the pattern of adding 1 less each time:\r\n" );
document.write( "27+6=33\r\n" );
document.write( "33+5=38\r\n" );
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document.write( "3,         12,         20,        27,         33,         38,... \r\n" );
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document.write( "The even terms go\r\n" );
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document.write( "  -6,     4,\r\n" );
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document.write( "-6+10 = 4\r\n" );
document.write( " 4+9 = 13  continuing the pattern of adding 1 less each time.\r\n" );
document.write( "13+8 = 21\r\n" );
document.write( "21+7 = 28\r\n" );
document.write( "28+6 = 34\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the even-numbered terms go:\r\n" );
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document.write( "     -6,          4,        13,         21,         34,      ...\r\n" );
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document.write( "Put the odd-numbered terms and the even-numbered \r\n" );
document.write( "terms together:\r\n" );
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document.write( "3,   -6,   12,    4,   20,  13,   27,   21,   33,   34,   38,...\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's a pattern.  It may not be the pattern your teacher had in \r\n" );
document.write( "mind, but it's just as good as his.   There are many possible \r\n" );
document.write( "patterns for any sequence.  It beats me how they can expect\r\n" );
document.write( "you to come up the same pattern that they have in mind. \r\n" );
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