document.write( "Question 1133111: the numbers 4,7,10,13,16 where each number is three greater than the number preceding it, are written in order in a book, one hundred to a page. The first group of one hundred numbers begins on page 526. on which page number 2005 be located? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #750294 by rothauserc(4718)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! the formula for the nth term in an arithmetic progression is \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "a(n) = a(0) +d(n-1), where a(0) is the first term, d is the common difference \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "for this problem, a(n) is 2005, a(0) is 4 and d is 3 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "we want to find n for the term 2005 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "2005 = 4 +3(n-1) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "3(n-1) = 2001 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "3n -3 = 2001 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "3n = 2004 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "n = 668 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "there are 100 numbers per page, then \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "668/100 = 6 with a remainder of 68 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "*********************************** \n" ); document.write( "2005 is found on page 526 + 7 = 533 \n" ); document.write( "*********************************** \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |