document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200509>Question 1200509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the 24th term of the arithmetic sequence whose common difference is d=2 and whose first term is -30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should know how to use the formal algebra to find the answer to a question like this.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the basics of arithmetic sequences are so simple you should understand how to get the answer to a problem like this informally, with simple mental arithmetic.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the 24th term of the sequence, you take the first term and add the common difference 23 times:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: -30 + 23(2) = -30+46 = 16<br><BR>\n" );
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