Answer:
The interest rate was 42.5%.
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Part 1</u>
By the inscribed angle theorem, arc PA measures 62 degrees.
<u>Part 2</u>
Angles inscribed in the same arc are congruent, so angle PRA measures 31 degrees.
<u>Part 3</u>
Diameters form semicircles, and the arc of a semicircle measures 180 degrees, so arc PAR measures 180 degrees.
<u>Part 4</u>
Subtracting arc PA from arc PAR, we get arc AR measures 118 degrees.
Sn=sum of the n terms of the geometric sequence.
a= the first term
r=the common ratio
n=numbers of terms.
Sn=a[(1-r^n)/(1-r)]
In this case:
a=-3
r=a₂/a₁=15/-3=-5
n=9
S₉=-3[(1-(-5)⁹) / (1-(-5))=
S₉=-3(1+1953125)/6)=
S₉=-3(1953126/6)=
S₉=-3(325521)
S₉=-976563
Answer: A. -976563