document.write( "Question 1109441: The 13th and 7th terms of an arithmetic sequence are 15 and 51 respectively
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\n" ); document.write( "Which term is equal to-21?
\n" ); document.write( "Show that 66 is not a term of the sequence
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Algebra.Com's Answer #724433 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
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From term #7 to term #13 is six common differences.
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\n" ); document.write( "Index 13, term 15.
\n" ); document.write( "\"51%2B6d=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6d=15-51\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d=-36%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d=-6\"
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\n" ); document.write( "If first term is A,
\n" ); document.write( "then \"A-%28n-1%29%2A6\" is general term;
\n" ); document.write( "\"A-%2813-1%296=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A-12%2A6=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=72%2B15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=87\"
\n" ); document.write( "General Term, \"highlight_green%2887-6%28n-1%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "common difference d, \"15%2B6%2Ad=51\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6d=51-15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6d=46\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d=46%2F6=23%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "A, initial term
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%2B%28n-1%29%2823%2F3%29\", general term
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A%2B%287-1%29%2823%2F3%29=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=15-6%2823%2F3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=%2845-6%2A23%29%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=-31\"
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\n" ); document.write( "General Term: \"cross%28-31%2B%28n-1%29%2823%2F3%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Which term is \"-21\"?
\n" ); document.write( "\"-31%2B%28n-1%29%2823%2F3%29=-21\"-------solve for n.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Is 66 one of the terms?
\n" ); document.write( "\"-31%2B%28n-1%29%2823%2F3%29=66\"-------should find n is NOT an integer and NOT a whole number.
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