document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1140399>Question 1140399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plant is 2 feet high when planted. if grow 2.5 feet during the first year. each subsequent year the plant grows 3/4th of the previous year's growth. what is the maximum height of the plant. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2.5+2.5*.75^1+2.5*.75^2+...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This sum is a/1-r, where a is 2.5 and r=0.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sum is 2.5/0.25 or 10 feet (the limit).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Added to the 2 feet when planted, it will be a maximum of 12 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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