document.write( "Question 1135688: A certain species of tree grows an average of 3.1 cm per week. Write an equation for the sequence that represents the weekly height of this tree in centimeters if the measurements begin when the tree is 600 centimeters tall. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "a1 = 600\r\n" );
document.write( "d = 3.1\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29d\" <-- the formula for the nth term of an A.P.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=600%2B%28n-1%29%283.1%29\" <-- substituted for a1 and d\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=600%2B3.1%28n-1%29\"  <-- moved the 3.1 to the left of (n-1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=600%2B3.1n-3.1%29\" <-- distributed\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=596.9%2B3.1n%29\" <-- combined like terms\r\n" );
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