If each target is -15 points, and he lost 75 points then you would divide -75 by -15 to get 5. Allen missed 5 targets.
Answer: The answer is 5, 10, 20, 40 and 80.
Step-by-step explanation: We are to write the first five terms of a sequence, along with the explicit and recursive formula for the general term of the sequence.
Let the first five terms of a sequence be 5, 10, 20, 40 and 80. These terms are taken from a geometric sequence with first term 
and common ratio 
Therefore, we have
Therefore, the recursive formula is
And explicit formula is
Subtracting the second equation by 18 on both sides, we have xy=-18. Next, we divide both sides by x to get y=-18/x Plugging that into the first equation, we have x+2(-18/x)=9. Multiplying both sides by x, we get x^2-36=9x. After that, we subtract both sides by 9x to get x^2-9x-36=0. Finding 2 numbers that add up to -9 but multiply to -36, we do a bit of guess and check to find the answers to be -12 and 3. Factoring it, we get
x^2-12x+3x-36=x(x-12)+3(x-12)=(x+3)(x-12). To find the x values, we have to find out when 0=(x+3)(x-12). This is simple as when you multiply 0 with anything, it is 0. Therefore, x=-3 and 12. Plugging those into x=-18/y, we get x=-18/y and by multiplying y to both sides, we get xy=-18 and then we can divide both sides by x to get -18/x=y. Plugging -3 in, we get -18/-3=6 and by plugging 12 in we get -18/12=-1.5. Therefore, our points are (-3,6) and (12, -1.5)
