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document.write( "Since the common difference is d = -4 and since a(1)=-1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(n) = -1 + (n-1)(-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(n) = -1 -4n+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(n) = 3-4n<BR>\n" );
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