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Answer: + 4/7, 6 (13/14)
Discussion:
Let L be the larger of the two numbers and S the smaller of the two. Then the first sentence translates into this:
-6L - L = -4 =>
-7L = -4 => (divide both sides by -7)
L = - (-4)/(-7) = + 4/7 (*)
The second sentence translates to
2 (L + S) = 15 => (divide both sides by 2)
(L +S) = 15/2 => (subtract L from each side)
S = 15/2 - L = 15/2 - 4/7 (using (*) above)
So
S = 15*7/(2*7) - (4*2)/(7*2) (combine over common denominator of 14)
S = 105/14 - 8/14 = 97/14 = 6 13/14
Something is crazy here! While 2(L +S) = 15 -- check it out -- our larger number L ( =4/7) is actually smaller than the S number (6 13/14)! Maybe I should have called them Y and X, respectively, as you suggested!
Thank you,
Mr. B
The answer to the question
Answer:
A. 7
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
f(x+1) = -3/4 × f(x)
Step-by-step explanation:
first of all, the sign of the numbers in the sequence is alternating. so, there must be a "-" involved.
that eliminates the first and third answer options.
and the absolute values of the numbers in the sequence are going down. |f(x+1)| < |f(x)|
that eliminates the fourth answer option, as this says that
|f(x)| < |f(x+1)|. and that is the opposite of how the actual sequence behaves.
Answer:
1.) Exponential Growth
2.) Exponential Decay
3.) Exponential Growth
4.) Exponential Decay
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>1.) </u><u><em>f (x) </em></u><u>= 0.5 (7/3)^</u><u><em>x</em></u>
↓
always increasing
<u>2.) </u><u><em>f (x) </em></u><u>= 0.9 (0.5)^</u><u><em>x</em></u>
<em> </em>↓
always decreasing
<u>3.) </u><u><em>f (x) </em></u><u>= 21 (1/6)^</u><u><em>x</em></u>
↓
always increasing
<u>4.) </u><u><em>f (x) </em></u><u>= 320 (1/6)^</u><u><em>x</em></u>
<em> </em> ↓
always decreasing
<u><em>EXPLANATION:</em></u>
It's exponential growth when the base of our exponential is bigger than 1, which means those numbers get bigger. It's exponential decay when the base of our exponential is in between 1 and 0 and those numbers get smaller.