document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=930752>Question 930752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi would you please help me with this homework.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a formula for the nth of the following geometric sequence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3,3/4,-3/16,3/64... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "According to my professor the answer is an=-3*(-1/4)^n-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would you please show me the steps on how to solve this problem. Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #565253 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=565253\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You should check each successive pair of terms for a common ratio.  You will find it to be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, forming the same general term expected. </SPAN>\n" );
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