document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=981999>Question 981999</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the sum of the geometric sequence where the first term is 3, the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "last term is 46 875, and the common ratio is 5. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #602921 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=602921\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many terms?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A5%5Ep=46875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A5%5Ep=46875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and here, the number of terms is p+1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and this means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%2B1=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%2B1=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lookup or derive the summation formula:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "58593 </SPAN>\n" );
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