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 n-th term is the first term, multiplied by the common ratio (n-1) times.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-140%29%280.5%29%5E19 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-140%29%280.5%29%5E19\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = -0.000267 to 3 significant figures.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other tutor shows the right answer, but the calculations are not showing correctly... might be a problem with the algebra.com website.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Oh... now I see his response is displaying correctly....<br><BR>\n" );
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