document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204307>Question 1204307</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A gp has 8 terms it's first and last terms are 0.3 and 83.4 calculate the common ratio  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #840474 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=840474\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "geometric sequence <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >th term formula is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "given:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a%5B1%5D=0.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a%5B1%5D=0.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a%5B8%5D=83.4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a%5B8%5D=83.4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug it in formula above an solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+83.4=0.3%2Ar%5E%288-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+83.4=0.3%2Ar%5E%288-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+83.4=0.3%2Ar%5E7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+83.4=0.3%2Ar%5E7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+r%5E7=83.4%2F0.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+r%5E7=83.4%2F0.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+r%5E7=278 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+r%5E7=278\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+r=root%287%2C278%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+r=root%287%2C278%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > => exact solution, your answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and, your formula is:\r<BR>\n" );
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