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document.write( "Find the sum of the first five terms of the geometric sequence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 1, r = -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( " A) 121<BR>\n" );
document.write( " B) 61<BR>\n" );
document.write( " C) -121<BR>\n" );
document.write( " D) -61<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 #152153 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=152153\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The formula for the sum of the first \"n\" terms of any geometric sequence is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=%28a%28r%5En-1%29%29%2F%28r-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=%28a%28r%5En-1%29%29%2F%28r-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=%281%28%28-3%29%5E5-1%29%29%2F%28-3-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=%281%28%28-3%29%5E5-1%29%29%2F%28-3-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=%281%28-243-1%29%29%2F%28-3-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=%281%28-243-1%29%29%2F%28-3-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Raise -3 to the 5th power to get -243\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=%281%28-244%29%29%2F%28-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=%281%28-244%29%29%2F%28-4%29\"   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=S=61 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=61\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the sum of the first five terms is 61 which means that the answer is B) </SPAN>\n" );
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