document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=856103>Question 856103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a question on my study guide for my test and I don't know how to solve this. If I can't figure this out, then I might fail my test. Please help me! I would greatly appreciate it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The population of a local species of dragonfly can be found using an infinite geometric series where a1 = 36 and the common ratio is 1/2. Write the sum in sigma notation and calculate the sum that will be the upper limit of this population. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hi,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a1 = 36 and r = 1/2= .5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D+=+36%28.5%29%5E%28n-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D+=+36%28.5%29%5E%28n-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  |.5| < 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sum%28+a%5Bn%5D%2Cn=1%2C+infinity+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sum%28+a%5Bn%5D%2Cn=1%2C+infinity+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D%2F%281-r%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D%2F%281-r%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sum%28+36%28.5%29%5E%28n-1%29%2Cn=1%2C+infinity+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sum%28+36%28.5%29%5E%28n-1%29%2Cn=1%2C+infinity+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36%2F%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36%2F%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 72 </SPAN>\n" );
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