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Find the explicit formula of the given sequence.

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arithmetic: a2 = 5 , a5 = -4 

geometric: a2 = 75 , a5 = 600.

asked Feb 28, 2014 in ALGEBRA 2 by harvy0496 Apprentice

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Subtract the two equations

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Divide the above two equations

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answered Apr 3, 2014 by ashokavf Scholar
reshown Apr 4, 2014 by steve

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