Answer:
Option a.) an = -4(-3)^(n-1)
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rank | 1st | 2nd |TOTAL
------|-----+-------|----------
a | 6 + 9 | =15
b | 7 + 3 | =16
c | 9 + 7 | =23
d | 6 + 7 | =22
e | 8 + 1 | =?
If you add the 1st in line a (6) and you add it to the 1st in line b (7) + the 2nd in line b (3) you get 16. Repeat the same logic/pattern to all c,d..
This is the pattern to all this puzzle;
So the before last term is : 9+6+7 = 22
and the last term : 6+8+1 = 15
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Finding the vertex of the parabola
<span>y = (x + 5)^2 + 8 the vertex is at (-5, 8)
its coefficient so the parabola turns upward so the range is [8 , inf]</span>
