document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1124908>Question 1124908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the first three terms of geometric progression are x-2,x+1AND x+7.  FIND THE VALUE OF X.THE COMMON RATIO. S6 . THE SUMMER TO INFINITY.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If this is a geometric sequence then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE r\ =\ \frac{a_1}{a_0}\ =\ \frac{a_2}{a_1}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{x\,+\,1}{x\,-\,2}\ =\ \frac{x\,+\,7}{x\,+\,1}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint: Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE r\ >\ 1\">, what does that tell you about the infinite sum?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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