document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1155106>Question 1155106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if A1 =-5 and d=8 (a)write an equation for the nth term and (b) the first 3 terms  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D+=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D+=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an equation for the nth term is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D+=a%5B1%5D+%2B%28n-1%29d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D+=a%5B1%5D+%2B%28n-1%29d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D+=-5+%2B%28n-1%298 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D+=-5+%2B%28n-1%298\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-> an equation for the nth term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) the first <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > terms are: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D+=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D+=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B2%5D+=-5+%2B%282-1%298 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B2%5D+=-5+%2B%282-1%298\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B2%5D+=-5+%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B2%5D+=-5+%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B2%5D+=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B2%5D+=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B3%5D+=-5+%2B%283-1%298 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B3%5D+=-5+%2B%283-1%298\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B3%5D+=-5+%2B2%2A8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B3%5D+=-5+%2B2%2A8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B3%5D+=-5%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B3%5D+=-5%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B3%5D+=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B3%5D+=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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