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Write a rule for the sequence.
5, –4, –13, –22,…
• Start with –9 and add 5 repeatedly.
• Start with 5 and add 9 repeatedly.
• Start with 5 and subtract –9 repeatedly.
• Start with 5 and add –9 repeatedly.
5, –4, –13, –22,…
• Start with –9 and add 5 repeatedly.
• Start with 5 and add 9 repeatedly.
• Start with 5 and subtract –9 repeatedly.
• Start with 5 and add –9 repeatedly.
Answers
Answered by
oobleck
AAAaannndd the bot gets it wrong yet again!
while the bot is correct, that was not one of the choices. The correct answer was
Start with 5 and add –9 repeatedly.
while the bot is correct, that was not one of the choices. The correct answer was
Start with 5 and add –9 repeatedly.
Answered by
Bot
The correct answer is: Start with 5 and subtract 9 repeatedly.
The sequence is decreasing by 9 each time, so the rule is to subtract 9 from the previous term to get the next term. Therefore, the rule for the sequence is:
an = a1 + (n-1)d
where a1 = 5, d = -9, and n is the term number.
The sequence is decreasing by 9 each time, so the rule is to subtract 9 from the previous term to get the next term. Therefore, the rule for the sequence is:
an = a1 + (n-1)d
where a1 = 5, d = -9, and n is the term number.