document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=758001>Question 758001</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> explain why 6,18,54,162... does not have a sum<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 #461169 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=461169\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It doesn't have an infinite sum because each term is getting bigger. So adding on the next term makes the sum get bigger and bigger...and bigger...etc. It will never converge to some fixed number and will grow forever.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So that's why it doesn't have a sum. </SPAN>\n" );
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