document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=962006>Question 962006</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Evaluate the sum of the first 10 terms of the series 8, 6, 4.5, 3.375 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #587791 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20056)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><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=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=587791\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C22%2C%0D%0A%0D%0Acommon%2C%0D%0Aratio%2C%0D%0A%22%22=%22%22%2C%0D%0Ar%2C%0D%0A%22%22=%22%22%2C%0D%0Amatrix%281%2C2%2C2nd%2Cterm%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C1st%2Cterm%29%2C%0D%0A%22%22=%22%22%2C%0D%0A6%2F8%2C%0D%0A%22%22=%22%22%2C%0D%0A0.75%2C%0D%0A%22%22=%22%22%2C%0D%0Amatrix%281%2C2%2C3rd%2Cterm%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C2nd%2Cterm%29%2C%0D%0A%22%22=%22%22%2C%0D%0A4.5%2F6%2C%0D%0A%22%22=%22%22%2C%0D%0A0.75%2C%0D%0A%22%22=%22%22%2C%0D%0Amatrix%281%2C2%2C4th%2Cterm%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C3rd%2Cterm%29%2C%0D%0A%22%22=%22%22%2C%0D%0A3.375%2F4.5%2C%0D%0A%22%22=%22%22%2C%0D%0A0.75%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for the sum to n-terms is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plugging in:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin</pre> </SPAN>\n" );
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