Melissa has started training for a race. The first time she trains, she bikes 5 miles. Each subsequent time she trains, she bikes 0.5 mile farther than she did the previous time.
a) Use summation notation to write an arithmetic series to represent the total distance Melissa has biked
after she has trained n times. (2 points)
b) Use the formula for a partial sum of the series you wrote in part a, above, to answer this question: What
is the least number of times Melissa must bike for her total distance biked during training to exceed 60
miles? (3 points)

The graph of f(x), shown below, resembles the graph of g(x) = x2, but it has been changed somewhat. which of the following could be the equation of f(x)?

Aspacecraft can attain a stable orbit 300 kilometers above earth if it reaches a velocity of 7.7 kilometers per second. the formula for a rocket's maximum velocity v in kilometers per second is vequalsminus0.0098tplusc ln upper r, where t is the firing time in seconds, c is the velocity of the exhaust in kilometers per second, and r is the ratio of the mass of the rocket filled with fuel to the mass of the rocket without fuel. find the velocity of a spacecraft whose booster rocket has a mass ratio of 20, an exhaust velocity of 2.1 km/s, and a firing time of 15 s. can the spacecraft achieve a stable orbit 300 km above earth?

The graph below shows the line of best fit for data collected on the number of cell phones in cell phone cases sold at the local electronic store on four different days