document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205016>Question 1205016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the first three terms of a geometric sequence is 8 and the sum of the first six terms is 12.<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 #841613 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52802)</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=841613\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dear tutor @mananth\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You produce perfect solutions, and I am very glad seeing it (!)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please present them accurately by leaving no more than 4 empty lines after your post.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you leave 10 - 20  empty lines after your post, it does not look good.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With 4 empty lines after the post, they will look much better.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you (!)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I just posted one such message once before (one week ago) ,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and you did follow this instruction during one week.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This gives me hope.  Try again and keep this line as long as you can.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Otherwise, I should follow your posts and make necessary corrections/repairs/fixing <BR>\n" );
document.write( "every time, which is tiring me.\r<BR>\n" );
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