document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=868714>Question 868714</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the nth term as a function of n.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "81, 27, 9, 3, 1, ....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I already know it is dividing by 3 each time but I don't know how to express this as a function of n. Help please! </SPAN>\n" );
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