document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996525>Question 996525</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation for the general term of the sequence {-2, 4, -8, 16 . . . }. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #614932 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=614932\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Notice how each term goes up by a factor of -2?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a geometric sequence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-sub-1 = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In general, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-sub-n = (-2)^n </SPAN>\n" );
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