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9-141.

An arithmetic sequence starts out

  1. Write an equation for the sequence.

    What is the common difference between the terms?

    Remember that the first term is . What is the th term?

  2. Which term of the sequence is the first term to have a value over ?

    Use the equation you wrote in part (a). Set it equal to (or greater than) .