document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1117243>Question 1117243</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the 50th term of the sequence: 5, -2, -9, -16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) -352\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) -343\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C) -338\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D) -331 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Arithmetic progression with the first term  5  and the common difference  d = (-2-5) = -7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The n-th term is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + d*(n-1).\r\n" );
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document.write( "In your case  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5 + (-7)*(n-1).       (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B50%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B50%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,  substitute  n= 50 into the formula (1) and calculate.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For introductory lessons on arithmetic progressions see \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Sequences-and-series/Arithmetic-progressions.lesson>Arithmetic progressions</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Sequences-and-series/The-proofs-of-the-formulas-for-arithmetic-progressions.lesson>The proofs of the formulas for arithmetic progressions</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Sequences-and-series/Problems-on-arithmetic-progressions.lesson>Problems on arithmetic progressions</A>  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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