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Algebra.Com's Answer #808715 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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describe the sequence as arithmetic, geometric, neither. For arithmetic and geometric sequences, give the common difference or common ratio.?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "{ 3600, 1440, 576, 230, 4,...}\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "difference is not same, so the sequence is not arithmetic\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check if the sequence is geometric:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1440%2F3600=2%2F5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ratio is same, so sequence \"highlight%28is%29\" \"highlight%28geometric%29\"=>\"r=2%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let’s find nth term formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29\".........plug in \"a%5B1%5D=3600\" and \"r=2%2F5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=3600%2A%282%2F5%29%5E%28n-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let’ check third term:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B3%5D=3600%2A%284%2F25%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B3%5D=576\"\r
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