document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=630804>Question 630804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the nth term, the fifth term, and the eighth term of the geometric sequence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   8,4,2,1....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a5=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a8= </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a(n) = 2^(4-n)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a(5) = 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a(8) = 1/16 </SPAN>\n" );
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