document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1171167>Question 1171167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of the first and second terms of a geometric progression is 108 and the sum of the third and fourth is 12. find the two possible values of the common ratio and the corresponding values of the first term<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #796088 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52884)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=796088\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The post by @MathLover1 is a good example of &nbsp;EXTREMELY &nbsp;BAD &nbsp;approach and &nbsp;EXTREMELY &nbsp;BAD &nbsp;presentation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is an example of &nbsp;WHAT &nbsp;a &nbsp;SOLUTION &nbsp;<U>SHOULD &nbsp;NOT</U> &nbsp;be.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dear @MathLover1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "teaching &nbsp;Math and presenting solutions to &nbsp;Math problems should be easy and elegant - then &nbsp;(and only then)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the students will love &nbsp;Math.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Otherwise, &nbsp;they will &nbsp;HATE &nbsp;it . . . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it is difficult for you to provide such teaching uniformly in many areas, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "consider to focus in that areas where you are an expert.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do not try to embrace everything - it is wrong way and wrong strategy . . . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Leave it to true experts . . . \r<BR>\n" );
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