I know what the answer is but can someone explain to me why the answer is D.3 ?
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An arithmetic sequence takes the form
where
is the common difference between terms. You can solve for 
in terms of any of the previous terms of the sequence:
for some integer
Continuing in this way, you know that the sequence can be defined explicitly in terms of the first term
Given that the 4th term is
and the 11th term is 
, you have the following system of equations.
Solving this system for the two unknowns yields
and 
.
So, the sequence is given explicitly by
where
for some integer
Continuing in this way, you know that the sequence can be defined explicitly in terms of the first term
Given that the 4th term is
Solving this system for the two unknowns yields
So, the sequence is given explicitly by
So if you want to fit the y-intercepts or "b", on the y-axis you should go by 25's [0, 25, 50, 75, 100...]
If the x-axis <u>does not have to</u> follow the same pattern (25's), you should go by 5's [0, 5, 10, 15, 20...]
y = 7x + 50
y = 2x + 175
First I would plot the y-intercepts for each equation, then plot a few points with x = 5, 10, 15 Then draw a straight line.
The point where the two lines meet/cross paths is your solution. It should be (25, 225) The x-axis is the number of miles, and the y-axis is the total cost. So Truck driver A and B would arrive/be at the same place/meet in 25 miles at the same cost of $225
