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( "The solution by the other tutor is a good formal mathematical solution; you should know how to find the answer by that method.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you just need the answer quickly and don't need to be formal, use logical reasoning.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) If the sequence is arithmetic, then the second, fourth, and sixth terms form an arithmetic sequence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) Since the 4th term is 6 more than the 6th, the 2nd term is 6 more than the 4th.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The second term is 17+6 = 23. </SPAN>\n" );
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