document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=745099>Question 745099</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the general term an for the geometric sequence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a1= -5, a2= 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an= </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "r=the common ratio=a2/a1=10/(-5)=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an=a1(r^n-1)/(r-1)=(-5)[(-2)^n-1]/(-2-1)=5[(-2)^n-1]/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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