document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058552>Question 1058552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 3rd and 4th terns of a geometric progression are 12 and 6 respectively. What are the first five terms? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #673628 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><B>solve_for_x(190)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><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=673628\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The common factor of the progression is 6/12 = 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the third term is 12, the second term is 12/(1/2) = 24.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the second term is 24, the first term is 24/(1/2) = 48.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And since the 4th term is 6, the fifth term is 6(1/2) = 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first five terms of the progression are then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "48, 24, 12, 6, 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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