A piece of glass with an initial temp of 99 degrees Celsius is cooled at a rate of 3.5 degrees Celsius per minute. Concurrently, a piece of copper with an initial temp of 0 degrees Celsius is heated at 2.5 degrees Celsius per minute. Which of the following systems of equations can be used to solve for the temp, T, in degrees Celsius, and the time, m, in minutes, when the glass and copper reach the same temp?

T= 99 - 3.5m

T= 2.5m

Step-by-step explanation:

, and

for

step-by-step explanation:

we can analyze the pattern at which the terms increase. let us denote , , , so that we can call

note the following:

the pattern: to get the next term value, we just add the next term number (e.g. 1st, 2nd, to the previous term value (term values are the given numbers in the question, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

from , to get to , we add

from , to get to , we add

etc.

we need to form a recursive formula, a formula that has the next term as a function of the previous term. so a possible recursive formula can be

, and for