document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=155500>Question 155500</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the sequence patten and identify the sequences as arithmetic, geometric , or neither.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. 3,6,12,24,...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. 1,3,5,7,...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. 1,2,6,24,...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. 0,7,14,21,... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #114521 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=114521\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'll do the first two to get you started\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how each term is multiplied by 2 to get from term to term. In other words, 3*2=6, 6*2=12, 12*2=24, etc. So this means that the sequence is the geometric pattern <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D=3%282%29%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D=3%282%29%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where \"n\" starts at zero. If you want \"n\" to start at 1, then the sequence is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D=3%282%29%5E%28n-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D=3%282%29%5E%28n-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To get from term to term, simply add 2 to each term. In other words, 1+2=3, 3+2=5, 5+2=7, etc. So this means that the sequence is the arithmetic pattern <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D=2n%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D=2n%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where \"n\" starts at zero. If you want \"n\" to start at 1, then the sequence is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D=2n-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D=2n-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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