document.write( "Question 1085514: find a sub 1 if a sub 8=54 and a sub 9=60 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29%2Ad\"
\n" ); document.write( "So,
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B8%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%288-1%29%2Ad=54\"
\n" ); document.write( "1.\"a%5B1%5D%2B7d=54\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B9%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%289-1%29%2Ad=60\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"a%5B1%5D%2B8d=60\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtracting 1 from 2,
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B1%5D%2B8d-a%5B1%5D-7d=60-54\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d=6\"
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B1%5D%2B7%286%29=54\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B1%5D%2B42=54\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now solve for \"a%5B1%5D\".\r
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