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document.write( "The first term of a geometric series is 3, and the sum of the first term and the second term is 15. What is the sum of the first six terms?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + 3r = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3r = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of the first 6 terms is equal to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + 12 + 48 + 192 + 768 + 3072 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%284095%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%284095%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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