document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=697970>Question 697970</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the rule for the nth term of the following sequence. 1/4,1/2,1,2,4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #430807 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><B>Simnepi(216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><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=Simnepi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=430807\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each term is twice the preceding term <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus it is a geometric progression of the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just using <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > would give 2, 4, 8, 16, ...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Comparing this sequence to the given one,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we find we need to divide every term by 8 to make it work with the given sequence, so the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "nth term is given by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%5En%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5En%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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