document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=830500>Question 830500</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the 10th term of a geometric sequence is 243 times larger than the 5th term, what is the common ratio of the sequence? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the 10th term of a geometric sequence is 243 times larger than the 5th term, what is the common ratio of the sequence?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "nth term: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D+=+%28a%5B1%5D%29%28r%5E%28n-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D+=+%28a%5B1%5D%29%28r%5E%28n-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5th term: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B5%5D+=+%28a%5B1%5D%29%28r%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B5%5D+=+%28a%5B1%5D%29%28r%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "10th term: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B10%5D+=+%28a%5B1%5D%29%28r%5E9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B10%5D+=+%28a%5B1%5D%29%28r%5E9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B10%5D%2Fa%5B5%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B10%5D%2Fa%5B5%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5B1%5D%29%28r%5E9%29%2F%28a%5B1%5D%29%28r%5E4%29+=+r%5E5+=+243 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5B1%5D%29%28r%5E9%29%2F%28a%5B1%5D%29%28r%5E4%29+=+r%5E5+=+243\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, the common ratio is r = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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