document.write( "Question 1079451: the first term of an arithmetic sequence is -5, and the twelfth term is 17 find the common difference \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "\"a%5B1%5D\" = -5,\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5B12%5D\" = \"a%5B1%5D\" + 11*d = -5 + 11*d.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, you have an equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "-5 + 11d = 17.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve it for d, the common difference.\r\n" );
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