document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=825215>Question 825215</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a geometric sequence has a sixth term of 24 and a common ratio of 2/3. find the first three terms<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 #497139 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=497139\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let a = the first term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Term definition is the term number n is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%282%2F3%29%5E%28n-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%282%2F3%29%5E%28n-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given term at n=6 is 24, means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%282%2F3%29%5E%286-1%29=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%282%2F3%29%5E%286-1%29=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24=12*2=2*2*3*2=2*2*2*3=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E3%2A3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E3%2A3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could start with 24, multiply it by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  until you do it six times, and that should be your \"a\", first term. </SPAN>\n" );
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