document.write( "Question 330097: The third term of a geometric sequence is 32 and the fifth term is 512. What is the eighth term of the sequence? \n" ); document.write( "
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\"a%28n%29=ar%5E%28n-1%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%285%29=ar%5E5=512\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Find r,
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28ar%5E5%29%2F%28ar%5E3%29=512%2F32\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "Find a,
\n" ); document.write( "\"ar%5E2=32\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%2816%29=32\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%288%29=2%284%5E%288-1%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%288%29=2%2816384%29\"
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