Answer:
a(n)=1.15[a(n-1)]
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
Let
a0 -----> the length of the original copy
<em>The first copy is equal to</em>
a1=1.15(a0)
<em>The second copy is </em>
a2=1.15[1.15(a0)] or a2=1.15[a1]
<em>The third copy is</em>
a3=1.15{1.15[1.15(a0)]} or a3=1.15[a2]
therefore
A recursive formula will be
a(n)=1.15[a(n-1)]
A diagram can be helpful.
When triangles have the same altitude, their areas are proportional to their base lengths.
The altitude from D to line BC is the same for triangles BDC and EDC. The base lengths of these triangles have the ratio ...
... BC : EC = (1+5) : 5 = 6 : 5
so ABDC will be 6/5 times AEDC.
... ABDC = (6/5)×(5 in²)
... ABDC = 6 in²
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The altitude from B to line AC is the same for triangles BDC and BDA, so their areas are proportional to their base lengths. That is ...
... AABD : ABDC = AD : DC = 4 : 3
so AABD will be 4/3 times ABDC.
... AABD = (4/3)×(6 in²)
... AABD = 8 in²
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Of course, AABC is the sum of the areas of the triangles that make it up:
... AABC = AABD + ABDC = 8 in² + 6 in²
... AABC = 14 in²
