27 Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence.
- 6 -2 2
(a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
(b) Find the 10th term of this sequence.
(2 part question; enter answers for (a) and (b) in the answer box below) *
(3 Points)

(assuming the first three terms are -6, -2, 2)

(a) f(n) = 4n - 10

(b) 30

Step-by-step explanation:

(So, just as a preface, I made this answer assuming the first three terms are -6, -2, and 2 since I couldn't find a provided fourth term as the problem said)

(a) In order to create an equation for an arithmetic sequence, you need to find the common difference(d) and the 0th term. You can find the common difference by finding the difference between two consecutive terms:

2 - (-2) = 4 (or (-2) - (-6) = 4), so d = 4

Now, you need to find the 0th term. To do this, you can just subtract the d from the first term, -6:

-6 - 4 = -10.

At this point, you can write the equation:

f(n) = -10 + 4n (this is the 0th term plus the common difference, 4, times the nth term)

f(n) = 4n - 10 (reorganize by value of exponents)

(b) In order to find the 10th term, you just need to plug it into the previous equation:

where n = 10, and f(n) = 4n - 10,

f(n) = 4(10) - 10 (substitute n into the equation)

f(n) = 40 - 10 (multiply the term in the parenthesis by the constant)

f(n) = 30 (subtract)

the ratio of white tiles to blue tiles is 48: 16. the ratio in it's simplest form is 3: 1.

step-by-step explanation:

ratio: take the first number and add a colon next to it, then add the second number after that. make sure the ratio order matches up with the written problem!

simplest form: we can simplify the ratio 48 : 16 by dividing both terms by the greatest common factor (gcf).

the gcf of 48 and 16 is 16.

divide both terms by 16:

48 ÷ 16 = 3

16 ÷ 16 = 1

reducing to simplest form:

48 : 16 = 3 : 1

the answer is 8.64

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