Part a .
A arithmetic sequence with a third term of 8 and a common difference of 5 .
To find the first five therms, since the common difference is 5, so we add 5 to get the fourth term and add 5 to fourth term to get the fifth term .
And for first two terms, we will subtract 5 from 8 to get the second term and subtract 5 from the second term to get the first term. And we will get

Part b:A geometric sequence with a fifth term of 1/3 and constant ratio of 1/3.
TO find the first five terms, since the constant ratio of 1/3, so we multiply 1/3 to third term to get fourth term, and multiply fourth term by 1/3 to get fifth term .
And to get the first two terms, we will divide third term by 1/3, to get the second term and divide the second term by 1/3 to get the first term, that is

Divide botoh sides by 7
x-12=-3
add 12 to both sides
x+12-12=12-3
x+0=9
x=9
Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
X=9/4
Step-by-step explanation:
-3x+10=5x-8
Subtract 10 from each sides
-3x=5x-18
Subtract 5x from both sides
-8x=-18
Divide both sides by -8
x=9/4
I hope this helped