document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206401>Question 1206401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the 4th term of a geometric sequence whose first term is 6 and whose common ratio is 1/3. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a=6 r = 1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an= a*r^(n-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a(4) = 6*(1/3)^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a(4) = 6/27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 2/9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 4th term of the geometric sequence is 2/9<BR>\n" );
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