document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77796>Question 77796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need to find the 10th term of the geometric sequence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a9 = 8; r = .5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55784 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=55784\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you want to find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B10%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B10%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then simply multiply r by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B9%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B9%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. The reason why this works is because r is the constant that you multiply by to get from term to term. So we find that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B10%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B10%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > equals\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our tenth term is 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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