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drawn out a table of the terms so far.</p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>$\\boldsymbol{n}$</th>\n<td>$1$</td>\n<td>$2$</td>\n<td>$3$</td>\n<td>$4$</td>\n<td>$\\ldots$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<th>$\\boldsymbol{a_n}$</th>\n<td>$\\var{a1}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{a1+d}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{a1+2d}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{a1+3d}$</td>\n<td>$\\ldots$</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>", "advice": "<p>The formula for the $n^\\text{th}$ term, $a_n$, of an arithmetic sequence is</p>\n<p><span color=\"#000000\">\\[ a_n=a_1+(n-1)d \\text{.} \\]</span></p>\n<p><span color=\"#000000\">$a_1$ is the first term, and $d$ is the common difference between adjacent terms.</span></p>\n<h4><span color=\"#000000\">a)</span></h4>\n<p><span color=\"#000000\">In the given sequence, the common difference is $\\var{a1+d} - \\var{a1} = \\var{d}$, and the first term is $\\var{a1}$.</span></p>\n<p><span color=\"#000000\">So, the formula for this sequence is</span></p>\n<p><span color=\"#000000\">\\[ a_n = \\var{a1} + (n-1) \\times \\var{d} 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