The first term of a geometric sequence is –2 and the common ratio is -1/-4. What are the next three terms of the sequence?
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Answer:
- -32x² +8x -8
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Step-by-step explanation:
The simplified expression is ...
3x(x -12x) +3x² -2(x -2)²
= 3x(-11x) +3x² -2(x² -4x +4) . . . . . simplify contents of parentheses
= -33x² +3x² -2x² +8x -8 . . . . . . . .eliminate parentheses
= (-33 +3 -2)x² +8x -8 . . . . . . . . . . group the coefficients of like terms
= -32x² +8x -8
