Right now the dirt bike is worth $500. Next year it will be worth 15% less, or 85% of the current value (because currently it's at 100%, so you would subtract the 15%). To find 85% of the dirt bike's value, you would take $500 and multiply by 85% (or 0.85). This would give you $425 after 1 year. You'd take $425 and multiply that by 85% for the next year, and continue until you reached 5 years of the value decreasing. Does this help?
Remember, order of operations
exponent before multiply
so 4x^5/6=4 times x^5/6
simplify the x^5/6 first
remember
![x^\frac{m}{n}=\sqrt[n]{s^m}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%5E%5Cfrac%7Bm%7D%7Bn%7D%3D%5Csqrt%5Bn%5D%7Bs%5Em%7D)
so
![x^\frac{5}{6}=\sqrt[6]{x^5}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%5E%5Cfrac%7B5%7D%7B6%7D%3D%5Csqrt%5B6%5D%7Bx%5E5%7D)
so
![4x^\frac{5}{6}=4\sqrt[6]{x^5}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=4x%5E%5Cfrac%7B5%7D%7B6%7D%3D4%5Csqrt%5B6%5D%7Bx%5E5%7D)
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It should be 81 square feet.
3 yards x 9 yards = 27 yards squares.
It asks for your answer in square feet, so you multiply by 3. This is because there are 3 feet in ever yard.
27 x 3 feet = 81 square feet.
First we need to determine the type of progression in the question.That's geometric progression. Because the pattern from one sequence to the others are about multiplying.
Second, determine the ratio of the progressionr = a₂/a₁
r = a₂ ÷ a₁
r = 1/2 ÷ 2
r = 1/2 × 1/2
r = 1/4
Third, determine the formula to know the recursive rulea₂ = a × 1/4
a₂ = 1/4 × a
Fourth, determine a₁. a₁ is the first term of the progressiona₁ = 2
Final answer:Recursive rule

a₁ = 2