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In the following situation, determine whether you are asked to determine the number of permutations or combinations. then do the calculation how many ways are there to pick a starting five from a basketball team of twelve members? a. permutation; ps - 2520 b. combination; 1c, - 792 c. combination: 2cs - 2520 d. permutation; ps - 95040

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What is the explicit rule for the sequence in simplified form? −1,−4,−7,−10,−13… an=4−5n an=−4−3n an=2−3n an=−6−5n