The common difference
(-73 - -40)/(28 - 17) = -3
Term a1: -40 - (-3*(17-1)) = 8
Term a2: 8+-3=5
Term a3: 2
Term a4: -1
Term a5: -4
Graph 3 is the answer. Choose a point on the line. Go down by 3. Then go to the right by 5.
X+3y=7
x-3y=1
add them together
x+3y=7
<u>x-3y=1 +
</u>2x+0y=8
2x=8
divide 2
x=4
subsitute
x+3y=7
4+3y=7
subtract 4
3y=3
divid 3
y=1
x=4
y=1
answer is A
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Answer:
z = 4/5
Step-by-step explanation:
3(5z + 7) = 33
Divide each side by 3
3/3(5z + 7) = 33/3
5z+7 = 11
Subtract 7 from each side
5z+7-7 = 11-7
5z = 4
Divide by 5
5z/5 = 4/5
z = 4/5