Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The given sequence is
-12,-16,-20...
The first term of this sequence is
.
The common difference is


The nth term of this arithmetic sequence is;

We substitute the values for the first term and the common difference to obtain;

I believe the slope is 3/4
9-3 = 6
4 - (-4) = 8
Simplify to get 3/4
You would put -21 on bottom right on the x axis and -x on the top left on the y axis
General exponential equation
y = A(1+r)^x
where
A = initial value
r = rate increase (+) or decrease (-)
x = time period of the change
y = projected value
y = 300(1.05)^x
in this problem, x = years after 2017
we want to find an x that makes the value more than or equal to 650
650 <= 300(1.05)^x
it can not be a function because functions only have ONE input to each output