document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=222468>Question 222468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the twelfth term of the geometric sequence: 1/16, 1/8, 1,4... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "nth term: a(n) = a(1)*r^(n-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your Problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = (1/8)/(1/16) = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(12) = (1/16)*2^11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(12) = (1/16)*2048<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(12) = 128<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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