document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228817>Question 228817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the eighth term of the geometric sequence; 432, -216, 108,... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "r = (-216/432 = -0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(1) = 432<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a(8) = a(1)*r(n-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(8) = 432*(-.5)^7 = -27/8<BR>\n" );
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