document.write( "Question 880060: Find the 45th partial sum of the geometric sequence\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #531272 by Edwin McCravy(20059)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "To find r we divide \"matrix%281%2C2%2C2nd%2Cterm%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C1st%2Cterm%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"12%2F8\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"3%2F2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "As a check, also divide \"matrix%281%2C2%2C3rd%2Cterm%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C2nd%2Cterm%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"18%2F12\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"3%2F2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "and\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C2%2C4th%2Cterm%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C3rd%2Cterm%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"27%2F18\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"3%2F2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So \"r\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"3%2F2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric series:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5Bn%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28a%5B1%5D%28r%5En-1%29%29%2F%28r-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "where \"n\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"45\" and \"r\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"3%2F2\", \"a%5B1%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"8\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5B45%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%288%28%283%2F2%29%5E45-1%29%29%2F%28%283%2F2%29-1%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1343465861\"\r\n" );
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