Hi!
We are given the information found in the picture below.
Note: The directions aren't correct, but the triangle works for this problem.
The "direct path" is the hypotenuse of this triangle.
To find this, we use the Pythagorean Theorem, where 
and 
are 2 legs of the triangle, and 
is the hypotenuse, aka the longest side of any triangle:
We know and and want
Therefore, is approximately 
The answer is root. Hope this helps!
A(n) = –3 • 2⁽ⁿ⁻¹⁾
for n = 1 , A₁ = -3.(2)⁰ = -3
for n = 2 , A₂ = -3.(2)¹ = -6
for n = 3 , A₃ = -3.(2)² = -12
for n = 4 , A₄ = -3.(2)³ = -24
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for n = 8 , A₈ = -3.(2)⁷ = -384
1st number = x
2nd number = 3x
3rd number = 2x-10
x +3x + 2x-10 =92
6x - 10 = 92
6x =102
x = 102/6
x = 17
1st number = 17
2nd number = 17*3 = 51
3rd number = 17 *2 = 34-10 = 24
17 + 51 + 24 = 92
3 numbers are 17, 51 and 24
10+45+16
The answer would be 71
