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This symbol is an <u>absolute value</u> symbol. It means that we are looking for that number's distance from 0. There is no such thing as a negative distance; the distances are all positive, so both ∣9∣ and ∣-9∣ have a value of 9.
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Answer:
-293
Step-by-step explanation:
The first term of the arithmetic sequence is a1 = 2. The common difference is d = -3-2 = -5. The general term is ...
an = a1 +d(n -1)
an = 2 -5(n -1)
The 60th term is ...
a60 = 2 -5(60 -1) = -293
Yes, I think the answer is y = 7. The line x = 4 runs vertical (because all of the points in that line have an x-value of 4) so any line that is perpendicular to it has to be horizontal. Any line that is horizontal is in the form y = (some number). In order for the new line to run through the point (5,7) it would have to have the same y-value as that point, which is 7. So the new line is y = 7. Hope this helps :) (P.S. try graphing them both if you need a visual.)