document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=783381>Question 783381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help  me solve this  qeustion, The second term of a g.p is 6 and the 4th term is 24 find the sum of the first 4 term </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #476935 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=476935\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = first term of the geometric progression<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the first four terms is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we wanted to get more complicated we could use a formula for the sum of the first <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > terms, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%5Bn%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%5Bn%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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