document.write( "Question 973875: Write the nth term of the geometric sequence as a function of n.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #595911 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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Write the nth term of the geometric sequence as a function of n.\r
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document.write( "Substitute n=1\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5B1%2B1%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-4%28-3%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"a%5B2%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"12\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the common ratio is \"a%5B2%5D%2Fa%5B1%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"12%2F-3=-4\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "nth term:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"a%5B1%5Dr%5E%28n-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-3%2A%28-4%29%5E%28n-1%29\"\r\n" );
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