z equals -1 because 8 time negative one equals negative 8 plus 8 equals 0
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Answer: C) 6</h3>
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Explanation:
The weird looking E symbol is the greek uppercase letter sigma. It refers to a sum.
It tells us to add up terms in the form (-1)^n*(3n+2) where n is an integer ranging from n = 1 to n = 4.
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If n = 1, then we have
(-1)^n*(3n+2) = (-1)^1*(3*1+2) = -5
Let A = -5 as we'll use it later.
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If n = 2, then
(-1)^n*(3n+2) = (-1)^2*(3*2+2) = 8
Let B = 8 since we'll use this later as well
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If n = 3, then
(-1)^n*(3n+2) = (-1)^3*(3*3+2) = -11
Let C = -11
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If n = 4, then
(-1)^n*(3n+2) = (-1)^4*(3*4+2) = 14
Let D = 14.
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We'll add up the values of A,B,C,D to get the final answer
A+B+C+D = -5+8+(-11)+14 = 6
This means that
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We have an equation for the surface area of a rectangular prism:
A= 2 (w*l+ l*h+ h*w)
Plug l= 16 in, w= 12 in, and h= 5 in into the above equation, we have:
A= 2 (12 in*16 in+ 16 in* 5 in+ 5 in* 12 in)= 664 in^(2).
The final answer is 664 in^(2).
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