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3 years ago

What is the next fraction in the sequence? Simplify your answer. 3/4, 5/8, 1/2, 3/8,

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1 answer:

erma4kov [3.2K]3 years ago

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Answer: 2/8.

Step-by-step explanation:

When we have this type of problem, the usual way to solve them is trying with known types of sequences.

I will start with the arithmetic sequence, where the difference between any two consecutive terms is a constant. And if we call this difference as D, we will have the recursive relation:

Aₙ = Aₙ₋₁ + D

To check if this sequence is an arithmetic sequence, we can take the first two terms and see the difference:

(5/8 - 3/4) = (5/8 - 6/8) = -1/8.

Now let's do the same, but with the second and third terms:

(1/2 - 5/8) = (4/8 - 5/8) = -1/8

The difference is the same, -1/8.

Now we can use the recursive relationship above and the last given term of the sequence to find the next one:

A₅ = A₄ + (-1/8)

A₅ = 3/8 - 1/8 = 2/8

Then the next fraction in the sequence was 2/8.

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Step-by-step explanation:

a) $\frac{15\pi}{4}$ - $\frac{8\pi}{4}$ = $\frac{7\pi}{4}$ , which is located in Quadrant IV per the Unit Circle.

b) sec is $\frac{1}{cos}$ . Cos is the x-coordinate. The x-coordinate inQuadrant IV is positive.

c) the reference angle is the angle from $\frac{7\pi}{4}$ to 2π = $\frac{\pi}{4}$

d) since the angle is below the x-axis and the reference angle is $\frac{\pi}{4}$ , then the angle is equal to $-sec(\frac{\pi}{4}$ )

e) sec = $\frac{1}{cos}$ ⇒ sec $\frac{7\pi}{4}$ = $\frac{2}{\sqrt{2} }$ = $\frac{2}{\sqrt{2} }$ $(\frac{\sqrt{2}} {\sqrt{2}})$ = $\frac{2\sqrt{2} }{2}$ = $\sqrt{2}$

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Answer: (a) $\frac{3\pi}{2}$ (b) (0, -1) (c) A (d) -1

Step-by-step explanation:

a) $\frac{11\pi}{2}$ - $\frac{4\pi}{2}$ = $\frac{7\pi}{2}$ - $\frac{11\pi}{2}$ = $\frac{3\pi}{2}$

b) $\frac{3\pi}{2}$ is on the Unit Circle at (0, -1)

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3 years ago

Describe the transformations of how the graph y=x^2 can be transformed into y= -1/5 (x-4)^2 + 2

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Answer:

Reflected over the x-axis, vertically shrunk by a factor of 1/5, moved right 4 units and up 2 units.

Step-by-step explanation:

Parent Graph: f(x) = a(bx - h)² + k

a is vertical stretch (a > 1) or shrink (a < 1) and reflection over x-axis

b is horizontal stretch or shrink and reflection over y-axis

h is horizontal movement left (if positive) or right (if negative)

k is vertical movement up (if positive) or down (if negative)

Now that we have our rules, we simply apply it to y = -1/5(x - 4)² + 2

a = -1/5, so reflection over x-axis and vertical shrink of 1/5 (1/5 < 1)

Nothing has changed b, so no horizontal stretch/shrink

h = -4, so horizontal movement right 4 units

k = 2, so vertical movement up 2 units

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