document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206361>Question 1206361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first term is -140. Each term is equal to the previous term multiplied by a common ratio. The common ratio is 0.5. what would the term value be for the 20th term? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The sequence is geometric.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = -140 = first term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 0.5 = common ratio\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%2A%28r%29%5E%28n-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D+=+a%2A%28r%29%5E%28n-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = nth term of a geometric sequence, where n is a positive integer (1,2,3,4,...)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B20%5D+=+-0.00026703 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B20%5D+=+-0.00026703\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > approximately depending how you round it<BR>\n" );
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