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algebra intermediate

Problem

In a certain sequence the first term is and the second term is Furthermore, the values of the remaining terms are chosen so that for all Determine
Solution
We know that and Subtracting these equations, we get so

Hence, the terms form an arithmetic sequence with common difference 1. The common difference of 1 is added times, so
Final answer
2340