document.write( "Question 1167181: The first three terms and the last term is given I need to know the number of terms.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #791776 by ikleyn(52797) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "    What is the number of terms in this sequence ?\r\n" );
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document.write( "This sequence is the arithmetic progression with the first term    and the common difference  \r\n" );
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document.write( "     ,  ,  ,     and so on  till  2 .\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are 5 terms from    to  1, inclusive.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then there are 6 terms from  1   to 2, inclusive.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then there are 5 terms from  2   to  2 , inclusive.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now, to answer the question, you need to add these quantities: 5, 6 and 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Each Math problem formulation must go with a question,\r\n" );
document.write( "    similar to as you see in my post.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It is a neutral and polite form formulating Math problem.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It is NOT a polite way to complete your post with the words \"I need to know . . . \"\r\n" );
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