document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42186>Question 42186</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 256, 64, 16, 4..<BR>\n" );
document.write( " is this sequence geometric, arithmetic, or neither </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27328 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><B>psbhowmick(878)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=psbhowmick><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=27328\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let us denote the first term by 't1', second term by 't2' and so on.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, clearly, the numbers are in G.P. or Geometric Progression with common ratio <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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