document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1122533>Question 1122533</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. The nth term of a sequence is given by the formula: n/2(3n^2+1), find the 6th terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. The nth term of a sequence is denoted by 3n(2^n-1), find the sum of the first 5 terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. What is the value of X for which the expression is not defined: 2x+3/x2-16? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "About the third question, which the other tutor didn't address in her response....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The real response to that question is that \"X\" does not appear in the given expression \"2x+3/x2-16\", so the question makes no sense.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In working a problem using algebra, X and x can represent two different numbers.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we assume X and x are supposed to be the same number, then the answer to the question is not what you were expecting.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"2x+3/x2-16\" --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B3%2Fx2-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B3%2Fx2-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In that expression, the expression is not defined when the denominator of the fraction is 0, which is when x=0.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But that is undoubtedly not the answer you were looking for, because you didn't show the expression correctly.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The careful use of parentheses is important in algebra.  It's almost certain that the expression you wanted is \"(2x+3)/(x2-16)\" --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B3%29%2F%28x2-16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B3%29%2F%28x2-16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of course the answer to that question is completely different.<br><BR>\n" );
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