What is the equation of the graph below?

Step-by-step explanation:

From the graph, we can see that y = -1 when x  = 0.

So to check whether which of the given options is the equation of the given graph, we will set our calculator to the radian mode and then plug the value of x as 0.

1. y = cos(x + pi/2) = cos(0 + pi/2) = 0

2. y = cos(x+2pi) = cos(0+2pi) = 1

3. y = cos(x+pi/3) = cos(0+pi/3) = 1/2 = 0.5

4. y = cos(x+pi) = cos(0+pi) = -1

Therefore, the equation of this graph is y = cos(x+pi) = cos(0+pi) = -1.

(a) {a₁, a₁r, a₁r², … a₁rⁿ⁻¹, …}

(b) $59 398

step-by-step explanation:

(a) the annual sequence of profits

aₙ = a₁rⁿ⁻¹

the model for the sequence of profits is {a₁, a₁r, a₁r², … a₁rⁿ⁻¹, …} .

(b) profit after 15 yr

  a₁ = $ 30 000

  r = 1.05

a₁₅ = 30 000 × 1.05¹⁴

a₁₅ = 30 000 × 1.979 93

a₁₅ = $59 398

the profit in year 15 will be $59 398.