document.write( "Question 1165280: the geometric sequence is 6250,1250,250,...,2 what term is 2? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The common ratio is  \"1%2F5\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find the number of terms, use the formula for the n-th term\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2 = \"6250%2A%281%2F5%29%5E%28n-1%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the formula,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"5%5E%28n-1%29\" = \"6250%2F2\" = 3125 = \"5%5E5\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence,  n - 1 = 5;  n = 6.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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