document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=48068>Question 48068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8,4,4,4,1/2,1/4,1/8.....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you guest what the next term is(the 8th term)? Now can you make a formula which will tell you what the  100th term is?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I guess the next term is 1/16, but I don't know formula to figure out the 100th term. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31822 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=31822\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8,4,2,1,1/2,1/4,1/8.....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It seems you got your sequence wrong, but I'll work with what you got.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ratio = (1/4)/(1/2) = 1/2 Take a preceding divided by the number before it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Formula: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28t%29+=+a%28r%5E%28t+-+1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%28t%29+=+a%28r%5E%28t+-+1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = first term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = ratio<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28t%29+=+8%281%2F2%29%5E%28t+-+1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%28t%29+=+8%281%2F2%29%5E%28t+-+1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "8th term:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28t%29+=+8%281%2F2%29%5E%288+-+1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%28t%29+=+8%281%2F2%29%5E%288+-+1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28t%29+=+8%281%2F2%29%5E%287%29+=+1%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%28t%29+=+8%281%2F2%29%5E%287%29+=+1%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "100th term:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28t%29+=+8%281%2F2%29%5E%28100+-+1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%28t%29+=+8%281%2F2%29%5E%28100+-+1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28t%29+=+8%281%2F2%29%5E%2899%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%28t%29+=+8%281%2F2%29%5E%2899%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > About 1.262177448 x 10^-29 </SPAN>\n" );
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