document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126253>Question 1126253</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Is the sequence a[n]=6n-17 arithmetic? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "if it is what is its first term <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....using nth term formula, we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since you are given\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D=6n-17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D=6n-17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , you see that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5B1%5D-d%29=-17+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5B1%5D-d%29=-17+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=dn=6n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"dn=6n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, is common difference\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D=-17%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D=-17%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D=-11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D=-11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is  its first term\r<BR>\n" );
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