document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1082582>Question 1082582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the 97th term for the sequence: -3, -6, -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got as far as: a1=-3 r=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an=3 x 2^n-1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #696637 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=696637\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -3, -6, -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I say the general form for the sequence is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 1,2,3,4 . . .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+r+=+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+r+=+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a%5B97%5D+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a%5B97%5D+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a%5B97%5D+=+-3%2A2%5E96+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a%5B97%5D+=+-3%2A2%5E96+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is too big a number for my caculator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There might be an online calculator that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can do this.\r<BR>\n" );
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