a.
In order to find the common ratio, we just need to divide a term by the term that comes before it.
So using the terms 20 and -5, we have:

b.
The recursive rule can be found with the formula:

Where an is the nth term and q is the ratio. So we have:

c.
The explicit rule can be written as:

Where an is the nth term, a1 is the first term and q is the ratio. So:
Answer:
50 liters
Step-by-step explanation:
If x is the volume of 20% acid, then:
x (0.20) + 20 (0.45) = (x + 20) (0.30)
0.2x + 9 = 0.3x + 6
3 = 0.1x
x = 30
30 liters of 20% acid are needed, so there will be a total of 50 liters of 30% acid.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the following in the question:
A(1, 1), B(2, 4), C(4, 2)
i) Slope of AB

Thus, slope of AB is 3.
ii) Point slope form
The point slope form of a line can be written as:

The point intercept form of line can be written as:

The line is parallel to AB and contains point C(4, 2). Since line p is parallel to AB, line p will have the same slope as line AB
Putting values, we get,

which is the required slope intercept equation of line p.
2x^3-11x^2+16x-3
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