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Abstract. We derive some contiguous relations for very well-poised 8<^7 series and use them to construct two linearly independent solutions of the three-term recurrence relation of the associated Askey-Wilson polynomials. We then use these solutions to find explicit representations of two families of associated Askey-Wilson polynomials. We identify the corresponding continued fractions as quotients of two very well-poised 8^>7 series and find the weight functions.

In 1991 Tratnik derived two systems of multivariable orthogonal Racah polynomials and considered their limit cases. q-Extensions of these systems are derived, yielding systems of multivariable orthogonal q-Racah polynomials, from which systems of multivariable orthogonal q-Hahn, dual q-Hahn, q-Krawtchouk, q-Meixner, and q-Charlier polynomials follow as special or limit cases.