document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980148>Question 980148</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the number in the sequence is 17 and the next is 3 .whats the first.number in the sequence.  ! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #802081 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><B>CubeyThePenguin(3113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=CubeyThePenguin><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=802081\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First interpretation: the 17th number in the sequence is 3. Without any other information, I can't determine anything about any other number in the sequence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second interpretation: a number in the sequence is 17 and the next is 3. This could be a geometric sequence with ratio 3/17 or arithmetic sequence with common difference -14. However, we don't know where the numbers are in the sequence. </SPAN>\n" );
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