(-23,-11) is the other endpoint due to (a+b/2)
a) Is the twitch - initial positive twitch or sudden movement, which is what
makes the car jolt into action.
b) is the acceleration - graph shows the acceleration and
deceleration of the car.
c) is the velocity - starts at 0 and increases until the car
travels at its right speed.
d) is the position - assuming that the car is going on only
one direction. This graph is the only one that does not go back to the x-axis.
The first term, a, is 2. The common ratio, r, is 4. Thus,
a_(n+1) = 2(4)^(n).
Check: What's the first term? Let n=1. Then we get 2(4)^1, or 8. Is that correct? No.
Try this instead:
a_(n) = a_0*4^(n-1). Is this correct? Seeking the first term (n=1), does this formula produce 2? 2*4^0 = 2*1 = 2. YES.
The desired explicit formula is a_(n) = a_0*4^(n-1), where n begins at 1.