Answer:
5b -5
Step-by-step explanation:
5(b - 1)
we apply distributive property:
5*b -5*1
5b -5
For question 9 - It is stating that AE is equal to 38. So the length of the entire line is 38. We then need to look at which figures are actually useful to us, which in this case is AC which is 10. Therefore the answer is as simple as 38-10, which gives us an answer of 28 for the other half of the line, notated as CE.
There are two ways to list the angles:
1) Simply name them based on the points:
∠W , ∠X , ∠Y , ∠Z
2) The way that I believe that you are supposed to list them in this case. List them as such:
∠WYZ , ∠YZX , ∠ZXW , ∠XWY
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Answer:
it seems like the first term is -64, so lets write the formula accordingly:
a_n = a1(r)^(n-1)
where 'n' is the number of terms
a1 is the first term of the sequence
'r' is the ratio
the ratio is 
because -64 * = 16 and so on...
the explicit formula is :
= 
Tell you what I'll do: I'll show you the work, for two of them.
Then, knowing how to do it, you'll find the answers.
Deal ?
#1). n + (-13) = -12
Remove the parentheses
on the left side: n - 13 = -12
Add 13 to each side: n = 1
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#3). -15 + n = 3
Add 15 to each side: n = 18
OK. Look those over, understand how they're done, then TAKE IT !
