document.write( "Question 1151584: Find the 100th and nth term for each of the following sequences.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find the \"100\"th and nth term for each of the following sequences.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B1%5D=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B2%5D=5=1%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B3%5D=9=5%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B4%5D=13=9%2B4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> common difference \"d=4\", arithmetic sequence
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\n" ); document.write( "the \"n\"th formula:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=+a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29d\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the \"100\"th term will be:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D=+1%2B%28100-1%294\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D=+1%2B99%2A4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D=+1%2B396\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D=+397\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b.70,120,170...\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B1%5D=70\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B2%5D=120=70%2B50\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B3%5D=170=120%2B50\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> common difference \"d=50\", arithmetic sequence
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\n" ); document.write( "the \"n\"th formula:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=+a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29d\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the \"100\"th term will be:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D=+70%2B%28100-1%2950\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D=+70%2B99%2A50\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D=+70%2B4950\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D=+5020\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c.1,3,9....\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B1%5D=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B2%5D=3=1%2A3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B3%5D=9=1%2A3%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> common ratio \"r=3\", geometric sequence\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the \"n\"th formula:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"a%5Bn%5D+=+a%5B1%5D%2A3%5E%28n+-+1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the \"100\"th term will be:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D+=+1%2A3%5E%28100+-+1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D+=+1%2A3%5E99\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D+=+171792506910670443678820376588540424234035840667\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8,8^4,8^7,8^10,...\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "note that exponents of first and second term differ by \"3\", same for second and third term, and same for third and fourth term\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"a%5B1%5D=8%5E1\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"a%5B2%5D=8%5E4=8%5E%281%2B3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"a%5B2%5D=8%5E7=8%5E%284%2B3%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "the \"n\"th formula:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"a%5Bn%5D+=8%5E%283n+-+2%29\" where \"n\"=\"0\",\"1\",....\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the \"100\"th term will be:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D+=8%5E%283%2A100+-+2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D+=8%5E%283%2A98%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D+=8%5E294\" => leave like this because this number is really big\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "109+7x3^32,109+8x3^32,109+9x3^32,... \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I am not quite sure if x represents, I assume multiplication\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"109%2B7%2A3%5E32\",\"109%2B8%2A3%5E32\",\"109%2B9%2A3%5E32\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "only difference is in numbers \"7\",\"8\",\"9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "generally, \"%28n%2B7%29\" where \"n\"= \"0\",\"1\",....
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\n" ); document.write( "the \"n\"th formula:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"a%5Bn%5D+=109%2B%28n%2B7%29%2A3%5E32\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"a%5B100%5D+=109%2B%28100%2B7%29%2A3%5E32\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"a%5B100%5D+=109%2B107%2A3%5E32+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D+=198273160207147096\"\r
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