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Algebra.Com's Answer #756385 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2\"........\"2%2F5\"....\"1\" ....\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "...\"-1%2F10\"......\"-3%2F5\", ....\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "............\"1%2F2\"..........2nd difference tells us we have \"quadratic\" sequence, so we need\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=an%5E2%2Bbn%2Bc\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now use given terms to find \"a\",\"b\" and \"c\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B1%5D=1%2F2\"=>\"n=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2=a%2A1%5E2%2Bb%2A1%2Bc\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2=a%2Bb%2Bc\".......eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B2%5D=2%2F5\"=>\"n=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2F5=a%2A2%5E2%2Bb%2A2%2Bc\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2F5=4a%2B2b%2Bc\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2=20a%2B10b%2B5c\".........eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B3%5D=1\"=>\"n=3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1=a%2A3%5E2%2Bb%2A3%2Bc\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1=9a%2B3b%2Bc\"......eq.3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "subtract eq.1 from eq.3 :\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1-1%2F2=9a-a%2B3b-b%2Bc-c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2=8a%2B2b\"......solve for \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2-8a=2b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=%281%2F2-8a%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=1%2F4-4a\"...........eq.1a\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "plug in eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2=20a%2B10%281%2F4-4a%29%2B5c\".........eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2=20a%2B5%2F2-40a%2B5c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2=5%2F2-20a%2B5c\".........solve for \"c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2-5%2F2%2B20a=5c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=20a%2F5%2B2%2F5-%285%2F2%29%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=4a%2B2%2F5-5%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=4a-1%2F10\"............eq.2a\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to eq.1, plug in \"b\" and \"c\" from eq.1a and eq.2a\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2=a%2B%281%2F4-4a%29%2B%284a-1%2F10%29\".......eq.1......solve for \"a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2=a%2B1%2F4-cross%284a%29%2Bcross%284a%29-1%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2=a%2B1%2F4-1%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2=a%2B3%2F20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2-3%2F20=a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=10%2F20-3%2F20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=7%2F20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to \"b=1%2F4-4a\"...........eq.1a, plug in \"a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=1%2F4-4%287%2F20%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=1%2F4-7%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=-23%2F20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=4a-1%2F10\"............eq.2a, plug in \"a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=4%287%2F20%29-1%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=7%2F5-1%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=13%2F10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=>\"a+=+7%2F20\",\"+b+=+-23%2F20\", \"c+=+13%2F10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> nth term formula is: \"a%5Bn%5D=%287%2F20%29n%5E2-%2823%2F20%29n%2B13%2F10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now, you need to find the sixth term of sequence, \"a%5B6%5D\", where \"n=6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B6%5D=%287%2F20%296%5E2-%2823%2F20%296%2B13%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B6%5D=%287%2F20%2936-%2823%2F20%296%2B13%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B6%5D=%287%2F5%299-%2823%2F10%293%2B13%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B6%5D=63%2F5-69%2F10%2B13%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B6%5D=139%2F10-69%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B6%5D=70%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B6%5D=7\"\r
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