document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187317>Question 1187317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me find the 50th term in the arithmetic sequence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5,9,13,17,...... Also, please explain it to me, thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the definition of an arithmetic sequence and do some simple calculations.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first term is 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second term, 9, is the first term, 5, plus the common difference; so the common difference is 4.  Then...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 3rd term is the 1st term, plus 2 times the common difference: 5+2(4)=5+8=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 4th term is the 1st term, plus 3 times the common difference: 5+3(4)=5+12=17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 50th term is the 1st term, plus 49 times the common difference...<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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