document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1141346>Question 1141346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The fourth term of an arithmetic sequence is 17, and the sixth term is 11. Find the second term. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If you start at the fourth term and move downward by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then.....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OR,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26-3=highlight%2823%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26-3=highlight%2823%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----------------the second term of the progression </SPAN>\n" );
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