document.write( "Question 1181277: The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 9689 and the 100th term is 8996. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 9689 and the 100th term is 8996.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B1%5D=9689\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B100%5D=8996\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a) Find the general term.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=+a%5B1%5D%2Bd%28n-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use given terms to fin common difference \"d\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8996=+9689%2Bd%28100-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8996-9689=d%2899%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-693=d%2899%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d=-693%2F99\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d=+-7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the general term formula is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=+9689-7%28n-1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b) Find the \"110\"th term.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B110%5D=+9689-7%28110-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B110%5D=+9689-7%28109%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B110%5D=+9689-763\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B110%5D=+8926\"\r
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