In 2006, 5,200 highway accidents were recorded in a city. The number of highway accidents increases by 5% every year. Let y repr

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zhenek [66]

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In 2006, 5,200 highway accidents were recorded in a city. The number of highway accidents increases by 5% every year. Let y repr

esent the number of highway accidents x years since 2006. Which type of sequence does the situation represent?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Gnoma [55] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-05T23:50:09+03:00

Gnoma [55]3 years ago

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Answer:

PLATO Answer: Geometric sequence with a common ratio of 1.5

Step-by-step explanation:

NikAS [45] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-05T22:24:56+03:00

NikAS [45]3 years ago

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Answer:

Geometric sequence

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the accidents increase by 5% this represents that the number is increasing exponentially . So the sequence is geometric sequence. The geometric sequence can be represented by: a, ar, ar^2, ar^3...