The first term, a, is 2. The common ratio, r, is 4. Thus,
a_(n+1) = 2(4)^(n).
Check: What's the first term? Let n=1. Then we get 2(4)^1, or 8. Is that correct? No.
Try this instead:
a_(n) = a_0*4^(n-1). Is this correct? Seeking the first term (n=1), does this formula produce 2? 2*4^0 = 2*1 = 2. YES.
The desired explicit formula is a_(n) = a_0*4^(n-1), where n begins at 1.
Step-by-step explanation:
y-y1 = m(x-x1) is the equation for a linear line in y=mx+b (slope intercept)
slope = m = -5/8
x1 = -14
y1 = 6
y-6 = -5/8 (x--14)
y-6 = -5/8 (x+14)
y-6 = -5/8x-70/8
y-48/8= -5/8x-70/8
y = -5/8x - 22/8
When x = 0, y = -22/8, which makes (0, -22/8) your y intercept
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