∑ ( from n = 1 to n =5 ) 3 · ( -2 ) ^( n -1 )
a 1 = 3 · ( -2 ) ^0 = 3
a 2 = 3 · ( - 2 ) = - 6
a 3 = 3 · 4 = 12
a 4 = 3 · ( - 8 ) = - 24
a 5 = 3 · 16 = 48
3 - 6 + 12 - 24 + 48 = 33
Answer: C ) 33
From the graph, it is obvious that the trend is decreasing from 100 on day 2, to 1 on day 10. So, the answer could either be A or C. The question would be how fast is it decreasing? To illustrate this, let's find the difference of consecutive data:
100 - 26 = 74
26 - 6 = 20
6 - 2=4
2-1=1
It must not be an additive rate because there is no common difference. Let's illustrate if the trend is in multiplicative rate:
100/26 = 3.85
26/6 = 4.33
6/2 = 3
2/1 = 2
More or less, they have a common divider. Hence, the decreasing rate is in multiplicative rate. The answer is A.
Answer:
Use distributive property
They should be the same since it’s congruent ??
