document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1029022>Question 1029022</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first term of a geometric progression is 5 and the fifth term is 1280, the common ratio is 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the eighth term of the sequence </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The first term of a geometric progression is 5 and the fifth term is 1280, the common ratio is 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the eighth term of the sequence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">The 1<sup>st</sup> term and common ratio (r) are enough to determine the 8<sup>th</sup> term. No other term, not even the 5th, is needed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Specific term of a GP: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D+=+a%5B1%5Dr%5E%28n+-+1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D+=+a%5B1%5Dr%5E%28n+-+1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B8%5D+=+5%284%29%5E%288+-+1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B8%5D+=+5%284%29%5E%288+-+1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------- Substituting 8 for n, 5 for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the 1<sup>st</sup> term, and 4 for r, the common ratio<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B8%5D+=+5%284%29%5E7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B8%5D+=+5%284%29%5E7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "8<sup>th</sup> term or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C7%2C+a%5B8%5D%2C+%22=%22%2C+5%284%29%5E7%2C+or%2C+a%5B8%5D%2C+%22=%22%2C+%2281%2C920%22%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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