document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=98329>Question 98329</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello math lovers...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in our home work...we need to write the first five terms of the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "arithmetic sequence whose nth term is given...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and for example the given are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An=9+(n-1)4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An=7+(n-1)(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An=-4+(n-1)3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An=-2+(n-1)(-3)    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How can i solve these problems which have different signs..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with a negative & positive sign...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #71479 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><B>303795(602)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=71479\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An=9+(n-1)4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the first five terms substitute 1, 2, 3, 4 then 5 into the equation in order to find the terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eg <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A1=9+(1-1)4=9+0x4=9+0=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A2=9+(2-1)4=9+1x4=9+4=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A3=9+(3-1)4=9+2x4=9+8=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A4=9+(4-1)4=9+3x4=9+12=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A5=9+(5-1)4=9+4x4=9+16=25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first five terms are 9, 13, 17, 21 and 25.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An=7+(n-1)(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A1=7+(1-1)(-2)=7+0x(-2)=7+0=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A2=7+(2-1)(-2)=7+1x(-2)=7+(-2)=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A3=7+(3-1)(-2)=7+2x(-2)=7+(-4)=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A4=7+(4-1)(-2)=7+3x(-2)=7+(-6)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A5=7+(5-1)(-2)=7+4x(-2)=7+(-8)=-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first five terms are 7, 5, 3, 1, -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the same procedure in each of the other sequences.<BR>\n" );
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