document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=964917>Question 964917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the 1st term of a geometric sequence if the 2nd term is 3 and the next term  is 17 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #589703 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Murthy><B>Murthy(22)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Murthy><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=589703\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the geometric sequence be a,ar and ar^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given, ar=3 and ar^2=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore, r=17/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "given ar=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore, a=9/17 </SPAN>\n" );
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