document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1197285>Question 1197285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Find the sum to Infinity of the following Sequence : 18, 12, 8, . . . </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #830509 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52788)</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=830509\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In this my post I want to explain you &nbsp;WHY &nbsp;your problem formulation is &nbsp;INCORRECT.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you say &nbsp;\" Find the sum to Infinity of the following Sequence : 18, 12, 8, . . .\",\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the sequence is, &nbsp;actually, &nbsp;UNDEFINED : &nbsp;we don't know how to continue it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We only can hypothesize, &nbsp;what the sequence, &nbsp;actually, &nbsp;is, &nbsp;but making such hypotheses is not the way to solve &nbsp;Math problems. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In Math textbooks, such formulations are &nbsp;NEVER &nbsp;USED &nbsp;and are not allowable: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NO &nbsp;ONE &nbsp;professional &nbsp;Math writer will write this way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct formulation is &nbsp;\" Find the sum to infinity of the following &nbsp;<U>geometric</U> &nbsp;sequence: &nbsp;18, 12, 8, . . .\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the sequence is defined by a &nbsp;UNIQUE way, &nbsp;and the problem is good for the solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As a joke, &nbsp;I say it every day, &nbsp;that &nbsp;Math composers of this forum got their mathematical education from reading puzzles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which means very low level of mathematical education, &nbsp;not sufficient for writing &nbsp;Math problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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