Four points<span> in the plane </span>determine<span> two conjugate </span>parabolas<span>, each of which ... system we </span>can<span> fit a second degree polynomial to the three points P1,P3,P4. ... of the quadratic give the two orientations in which the </span>four points lie on a single<span> ... shows that </span>if<span> a </span>parabola<span> with vertical axis intersects a horizontal line at points P,Q</span>
It reveals the slope and a single point on the line
30*4 = 120 (120 oranges=total oranges needed)
120/20=6
Scott need 6 boxes of oranges
It's been awhile since I've worked with infinite series and partial sums, but here are my thoughts:
A. the first 4 terms: -4,

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B. In examining the partial sums of the series, it appears that the sequence produced has a limit and therefore the series would be convergent.
C. the limit or sum of the series looks to be -5 Below look at the sequence of partial sums:
-4,

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So you can see we're getting closer and closer to -5