Evaluate f(3m-4) given
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Answer:
Number of large boxes: 55
Number of small boxes:65
Step-by-step explanation:
Let be "l" the number of large boxes and "s" the number of small boxes.
Set up a system of equations:
Use the methof of elimination. Mulitply the first equation by -60 and add both equations. Then solve for "s":
Substitute s=65 into any of the original equations and solve for "l":
You can see how the difference between two consecutive terms is constantly increasing:
So, for the next terms we'll have to add +9, +11, +13 and so on.
Also, note that is obtained by adding the 2nd odd number to
,
is obtained by adding the 3rd odd number to
, and so on.
So, the recursive formula is
For the explicit formula, recall that the sum of the first n odd numbers is n squared. Taking into account the fact that we're not starting from 1, we have