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document.write( "Find the indicated term of the geometric sequence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = -3, r = -4; Find the 7th term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " A) 3072<BR>\n" );
document.write( " B) 196,608<BR>\n" );
document.write( " C) -4096<BR>\n" );
document.write( " D) -12,288<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #152147 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=152147\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The general form of ANY geometric sequence is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D=a%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D=a%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where \"n\" starts at 1 (the formula is slightly different if you start at different \"n\" values)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D=a%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D=a%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D=-3%2A%28-4%29%5E%28n-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D=-3%2A%28-4%29%5E%28n-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (these values are given)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B7%5D=-3%2A%28-4%29%5E%287-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B7%5D=-3%2A%28-4%29%5E%287-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (for the 7th term)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B7%5D=-3%2A%28-4%29%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B7%5D=-3%2A%28-4%29%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B7%5D=-3%2A4096 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B7%5D=-3%2A4096\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Raise -4 to the 6th power to get 4,096\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B7%5D=-12288 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B7%5D=-12288\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the 7th term is -12,288 which means that the answer is D) </SPAN>\n" );
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