Which is the slowest rate? a. 2,983 km in 5 hr b. 5,193 km in 7 hr
c. 3,094 km in 12 hr
d. 1,784 km in 3 hr

do you mean add both of the equations together

because if you do the answer is 10x-5

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