The first two terms of an arithmetic sequence are a 1 = 2 and a 2 = 4. What is a 10 , the tenth term?
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That's a trapezoid,
Answer: 32
But say we didn't know the formula. We can chop out the 4 by 4 square and we have two 45/45/90 triangles side 4 left over, so two 4 by 4 squares,
A = 2(4)(4) = 32
We can think of this as 12 by 4 rectangle with two 4 by 4 right triangles chopped out:
A = 12(4) - 2(1/2)(4)(4) = 48 - 16 = 32