document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1122707>Question 1122707</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the number of terms in the following sequence 8,4,2,1/2--------1/512 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The sequence is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%5E3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%5E3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%5E1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%5E1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%5E%28-1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%5E%28-1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, … ,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%5E%28-9%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%5E%28-9%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is  3-(-9) +1 - 1 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+highlight%2812%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+highlight%2812%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  terms <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that the sequence you have posted does not have a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%5E0+=+1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%5E0+=+1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > entry.   I mention it because  items labeled  k, k+1,..., k+N represent  (k+N)-(k) + 1 = N+1  items in all.  Here the final -1 is adjusting for the missing entry. \r<BR>\n" );
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