y = abˣ
20 = ab¹
20 = ab
b b
20/b = a
y = abˣ
4 = (20/b)b²
4 = 20b
20 20
¹/₅ = b
y = abˣ
20 = ¹/₅b¹
20 = ¹/₅b
¹/₅ ¹/₅
100 = b
y = abˣ
y = 100(0.2)ˣ
Answer: 106.63 feet
Step-by-step explanation: how this helps :)
The next term would be -96 ! your just adding the term twice and alternating it by making it a negative and a positive
A1 = first term
a1 = 15
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d = common difference
d = (second term) - (first term)
d = a2 - a1
d = 9-12
d = -3
The negative common difference indicates that the terms are decreasing
Each time we subtract 3, or add -3, to get the next term.
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nth term of arithmetic sequence
an = a1 + d(n-1)
an = 15 + (-3)(n-1)
an = 15- 3n + 3
an = 18 - 3n
Answer is choice D
