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document.write( "I am stumped on this one too. I have been working it for hours but cannot seem to get the right formula to do it. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the nth term of the following sequence in terms of the first term of the sequence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10, 20, 40, . . . </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #311465 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=311465\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The nth term of a geometric sequence is given by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D+=+a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D+=+a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and r = 2.  Now substitute these values into the general formula. </SPAN>\n" );
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