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1991 SS 5 Solutions

The document provides two methods for solving a 1991 Mathcounts problem asking for the 10th term in an arithmetic sequence where the terms represent the number of squares in figures. Method 1 directly uses the arithmetic sequence formula to determine the 10th term is 28. Method 2 illustrates the arithmetic sequence by showing the first 10 terms increase by 3 each time to reach the 10th term of 28.

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1991 SS 5 Solutions

The document provides two methods for solving a 1991 Mathcounts problem asking for the 10th term in an arithmetic sequence where the terms represent the number of squares in figures. Method 1 directly uses the arithmetic sequence formula to determine the 10th term is 28. Method 2 illustrates the arithmetic sequence by showing the first 10 terms increase by 3 each time to reach the 10th term of 28.

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1991 Mathcounts State Sprint and Target Rounds Solutions

Problem 5. Solution: 28.

Method 1: The number of squares in each figure forms an arithmetic sequence with the
common difference 3.
The 10th term in the sequence is a10 a1 (n 1)d 1 (10 1) 3 28.
Method 2:
1
1

2
4
3

3
7
3

4
10
3

5
13
3

6
16
3

7
19
3

The 10th term in the sequence is 28.

12

8
22
3

9
25
3

10
28
3

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