document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=453961>Question 453961</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the 9th term in the geometric sequence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "972, 324, 108, 36,...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)	1/27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)	4/27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)	1/81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d)	4/81<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "972, 324, 108, 36,...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First we need to find the common ratio:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 324/972 = 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the n-th term in the sequence is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the 9th term is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This simplifies to 4/27 </SPAN>\n" );
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