For a geometric sequence with common ratio

, we have

that is, the

-th term in the sequence is the product of the previous term and the common ratio

. So

Then the sum of the first 7 terms is


Notice that

so we can subtract this modified sum from

to get

We're told that

and

, so the sum of the first 7 terms is
The slope is -4.500
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The line needs to be 8.06 m long
Explanation
Given that the ladder is 7 feet tall and the bottom of the slide should be 4 m away from the ladder.
The ladder,slide and the ground connecting them makes the sides of a right angled triangle with ladder as the height and ground as the base.
base=4m
height=7m
hypotenuse can be determined using pythagoras law

Answer:
f(8)=34
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve, you just substitute x for 8
4(8) + 2
32 + 2
F(8) = 34