document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886894>Question 886894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 3 5 so 2 4 ? What is the third no. But answer is not 6 please solve<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 #536228 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=536228\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2, 4, .... is a geometric sequence, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "we write a geometric sequence as a, ar, ar^2, ar^3, where a is the first term and r is the common ratio between terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in our case a = 2 and r = 2, then we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2, 4, 8, etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third no is 8<BR>\n" );
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