document.write( "Question 1208027: Find the valee of k and the 17 term of each of the following arithmetic sequence\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #846148 by mccravyedwin(407)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "The last two equations give us the system\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify those equations and solve the system by substitution\r\n" );
document.write( "or elimination.  You will then have the values for k and d. Then\r\n" );
document.write( "find a1 by substituting the value for k in \"a%5B1%5D=2k%2B1\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then write out the first 17 terms beginning with a1 and \r\n" );
document.write( "add d over and over until you have 17 terms.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Oh, maybe by \"17 term\" you meant the \"17th term\" and not the \"17 terms\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "If so, use \"a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29d\" with n=17. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Do the other one the same way.\r\n" );
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