document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=151120>Question 151120</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Give the 9th term in the sequence 2, -6, 18, -54? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What you have is a \"geometric progression\".  Where the following progression holds:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An = A1(r^(n-1))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An = the \"n\"th term in the progression<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A1 = value of first term<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See the following web site for more detailed information:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_progression<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- you are asked to find the 9th term (An)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- A1 is 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- r is -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug what we know intoL<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An = A1(r^(n-1))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An = 2(-3)^(9-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An = 2(-3)^8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An = 2(6561)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An = 13122\r<BR>\n" );
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