An object falls 9 m in the first second, another 27 m in the second second, and then 108 m more in the third second. If this pat

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An object falls 9 m in the first second, another 27 m in the second second, and then 108 m more in the third second. If this pat

tern continues, how far will the object fall during the first 4 seconds?
360 m

684 m

426 m

117 m

Mathematics

1 answer:

aev [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-15T02:35:43+03:00

Answer: B) 684m

Step-by-step explanation:

From 9 to 27 is a 3 times increase, from 27 to 108 is a 4 times increase. So following the pattern, we can determine that it will increase 5 times, and fall another 540m in second 4. Then, we simply add all the numbers together to get the answer!