document.write( "Question 442499: The second term of a geometric sequence is 10 and the fifth term is 7290. find the nth term \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D+=+a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29\"
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document.write( "\"a%5B2%5D+=+a%5B1%5D%2Ar+=+10+\"  \"a%5B1%5D\" = 10/r
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document.write( "\"a%5B5%5D+=+a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E4+=+7290\"
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document.write( "            10/r * r^4 = 7290
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document.write( "                  10r^3 = 7290
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document.write( "                      r^3 = 729
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document.write( "                       r = 9  and \"a%5B1%5D\" = 10/r = 10/9
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D+=+%2810%2F9%29%2A9%5E%28n-1%29\"\r
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document.write( "\"a%5B5%5D+=+%2810%2F9%29%2A9%5E%284%29+=+10%2F9%2A6561+=+7290\"\r
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