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4 years ago

the first four terms of a sequence are shown below 8,5,2,-1 which of the following function best defines this sequence

Mathematics

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77julia77 [94]4 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Note the difference between the consecutive terms is constant, that is

5 - 8 = 2 - 5 = - 1 - 2 = - 3

This means that to obtain the next term in the sequence f(n + 1) subtract 3 from the previous term f(n)

Hence

f(n + 1) = f(n) - 3 , with f(1) = 8 , n ≥ 1

As an example the term following - 1

f(5) = f(4) - 3 = - 1 - 3 = - 4

f(6) = f(5) - 3 = - 4 - 3 = - 7 , and so on

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8x -28 + 28 = -140 + 28
8x = -112
8x/8 = -112/8
x = -14

3. -9 + x/3 = -23
-9 + 9 + x/3 = -23 + 9
x/3 = -14
x/3/3 = -14/3
x = -14/3

4. x/-1.5 - 3.5 = -13.5
x/-1.5 - 3.5 + 3.5 = -13.5 + 3.5
x/1.5 = -10
x/-1.5/-1.5= -10/-1.5
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-21.83x + 19.9 = -23.83
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27x/27 = -189/27
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