Sarah's age exceeds Vika’s age by 16 years. Four years ago, Sarah was twice as old as Vika was then. Find the present age of eac
2 answers:
Let Sarah's present age =x
Let Vika's present age =y
Sarah's age exceeds Vika’s age by 16 years.
Four years ago,
Sarah's present age =x-4
Vika's present age =y-4
Four years ago, Sarah was twice as old as Vika was then.
Plugging the value of x from equation (1) in (2)
y=20
x=y+16 =20+16 = 36
Answer:
Sarah's present age =36
Vika's present age =16
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(1) 6, 11, 16, 21, 26 (Option B)
(2);
(Option A)
(3) (Option D)
Explanations:
(1) Given Sequence:
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For n=1:
For n=2:
For n=3:
For n=4:
For n=5:
Hence, the first five terms are: 6, 11, 16, 21, 26 (Option B)
(2) Given Sequence:
8, 6, 4, 2, …
Now to find the recursive definition, we need to adopt trial-and-error approach.
As, (meaning the first element of the sequence is 8), the second or nth value of the sequence can be found by using the following formula:
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Where, n = the index of the number in a sequence
d = difference between two consecutive numbers = 8-6 = 2
Now,
The second number of the sequence has to be 6 by using (1). Put n = 2 and d = 2 in (1):
Since , therefore,
(correct)
Hence the correct answer is ;
(Option A)
(3) Given Sequence:
−2, 1, 4, 7, …
To find the explicit definition, use the following formula:
--- (X)
Where,
Plug in the values in (X):
(X)=> (Option D)