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document.write( "    The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression\r\n" );
document.write( "    with the first term 1 and the common difference 3 is 287.\r\n" );
document.write( "    Find the number of terms \"n\" and the value of the n-th term.\r\n" );
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