The answer for this problem is 2 since it is not specified whether it is adjacent to the right or adjacent to the left.
If it is adjacent to the right, the answer is:
p (k) = 2 * p(1) + 2 * k
If the is adjacent to the left, the answer is:
P (k) = 2 *p(1) +2 * (k-2)
They are going up by 2.15
You have to combine like terms, so the variable (x, y, s, d, c....) and the exponents must be the same in order to combine them.
For example:
x² + x³ Since they don't have the same exponent, you can't combine them
y² + 3y² = 4y²
23x + x = 24x
4. 2s² + 1 + s² - 2s + 1 You can rearrange it if it makes it easier
2s² + s² - 2s + 1 + 1 = 3s² - 2s + 2
5. 5t² - 2t - 1 - (3t² - 5t + 7) Distribute/multiply the - to (3t² - 5t + 7)
5t² - 2t - 1 - 3t² + 5t - 7 = 2t² + 3t - 8
Do the same for #9 and #10, and you should get:
9. 2k² + 5k - 9
10. 6y³ - 7y² - 6y - 12
