var arr = [4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 45, 76]; function even(a) { var ar = []; for (var i = 0; i < a.length; i++) { ar.push(a[2 * i + 1]); } return ar; } ale
why don't you try with the % operator. It gives you the remaining of a division.
replace the loop block with
if ((i % 2) === 0) { ar.push(a[i]) }