document.write( "Question 1178154: Consider each given sequence start. i) Classify each as arithmetic, geometric, and/or none of these. ii) Find the 28th term. iii) Find the sum of the first 7 terms, call it S7 . \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1st term \"a%5B1%5D=88\"
\n" ); document.write( "2nd term \"a%5B2%5D=83=88-5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> common difference is \"d=-5\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "i) Classify each as arithmetic, geometric, and/or none of these. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> common difference is \"d=5\", so you have an arithmetic sequence\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n\"th term formula will be:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D-d%28n-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=88-5%28n-1%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ii) Find the \"28\"th term. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B28%5D=88-5%2828-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B28%5D=88-5%2827%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B28%5D=88-135\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B28%5D=-47\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "iii) Find the sum of the first \"7+\"terms, call it \"S7\" . \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "first find \"5\"th, \"6\"th, and \"7\"th term\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B5%5D=88-5%285-1%29=88-5%2A4=88-20=68\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B6%5D=88-5%286-1%29=88-5%2A5=88-25=63\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B7%5D=88-5%287-1%29=88-5%2A56=88-30=58\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the sum is \"S%5B7%5D=88%2B83%2B78%2B73%2B68%2B63%2B58=511\"\r
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