Solve for the equation. 4x - 13 = 2x + 9
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Year New flowers
1 1200
2 300
3 75
There were 1200 wildflowers in the first year that the park started tracking them. Since then, there have been one fourth as many new flowers each year
Initially there are 1200 flowers and start decreasing by
So first term is 1200 and common ratio is .
Its a geometric sequence so summation becomes
i =1∑ ∞ 1200(
Now we find the sum
We use sum formula
Where a is the first term , a= 1200
r is the common ratio , r= 1/4
Sum = 1600 wildflowers
We know that perpendicular lines have slopes which are negative inverses of each other. This means that the slope of the line we are going to need to find is 3.
Now, we can use the point-slope formula to find the actual equation of the line we are trying to find. The point-slope formula is
, where 
and 
are the coordinates of a point on the line and m is the slope.
Thus, the equation of the line we are trying to find is:
(y - 7) = 3(x - 2)
y - 7 = 3x - 6
y = 3x + 1
However, this is not an answer choice. The answers given have the constant on the right side of the equation. Thus, we will make our answer have the constant on the right side:
y - 3x = 1
-3x + y = 1
3x - y = -1
This is an answer choice. B, or 3x - y = -1 is the correct answer.
Now, we can use the point-slope formula to find the actual equation of the line we are trying to find. The point-slope formula is
Thus, the equation of the line we are trying to find is:
(y - 7) = 3(x - 2)
y - 7 = 3x - 6
y = 3x + 1
However, this is not an answer choice. The answers given have the constant on the right side of the equation. Thus, we will make our answer have the constant on the right side:
y - 3x = 1
-3x + y = 1
3x - y = -1
This is an answer choice. B, or 3x - y = -1 is the correct answer.