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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1)Use the geometric sequence of numbers 1, 2, 4, 8,…to find the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)  What is r, the ratio between 2 consecutive terms? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Using the formula for the nth term of a geometric sequence, what is the 24th term?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) Using the formula for the sum of a geometric series, what is the sum of the first 10 terms? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any assistance would be appreciated:) I can't seem to figure these out! Thank you and God bless:) <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 #52738 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=52738\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio r is the factor to get from term to term. So <BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=nth term/(n-1) term<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sequence doubles each term, so the sequence is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the 24th term is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E23=8388608 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E23=8388608\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(n=23 zero is the 1st term)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of a geometric series is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=a%281-r%5En%29%2F%281-r%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=a%281-r%5En%29%2F%281-r%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >where a=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the sum of the first ten terms is 1,023<BR>\n" );
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