Phil ran 2 7/8 miles more than micheal
Answer:
495
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to find the sum of the first 18 terms you have to find the 18th term and the first term using the equation given.
a1=3(1)-1 a1=2
a18=3(18)-1 a18= 53
Then plug in 53 for an, 18 for n, and 2 in for a1 in the sum equation: Sn=n/2(a1+an)
Sn=18/2(2+53) Solve for sn= 495
Actually, this answer would be true. Why?
The first equation is: a(sub <em>n</em>) = 8, 13, 18, 23
The second is: a(sub 1)=8 ; a(sub <em>n</em>)= a(sub <em>n</em>-1)+5
if you wish to find the second term, plug two into the equation for <em /><em>n</em>
8+5=13
to find the third, plug the second term, 13, in for <em>n.</em>
13+5=18.
Hope this helped! I know it's a bit on the late side, but at least you can get the general idea!
The steps in the patterns A and B form a sequence
The attached diagram represents dots in patterns A and B
<h3>How to draw the diagrams</h3>
For pattern A, we have:
Step 2 = 10 dots
Increment of 3 dots in each step
This means that:
Step 0 = 4 dots
Step 1 = 7 dots
Step 2 = 10 dots
Step 3 = 13 dots
For pattern A, we have the following rule

When n = 0 to 3, we have:

Step 0 = 1 dot

Step 1 = 3 dots

Step 2 = 9 dots

Step 3 = 19 dots
Next, we draw the diagrams of both patterns (see attachment)
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