document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=401429>Question 401429</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the 3rd term of a G.P. is the square of its first term and its 5th term is 64, find its first term and the common ration. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #284231 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=284231\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B3%5D+=+a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E2+=+%28a%5B1%5D%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B3%5D+=+a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E2+=+%28a%5B1%5D%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D++=r%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D++=r%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B5%5D+=+a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E4+=+64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B5%5D+=+a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E4+=+64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E2%2Ar%5E4+=+r%5E6+=+64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5E2%2Ar%5E4+=+r%5E6+=+64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ==> r = -2, 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Incidentally there are two G.P.'s that satisfy the initial conditions. </SPAN>\n" );
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