What is the area of this shape A.178 in

B.269 in

C.262 in

D.48 in

262 in² is the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

12 ×6 + 16×7+13×6 = 262

178 in.^2

Step-by-step explanation:

area of the shape = (12*6) + (4*7) + (6*13)

=72 + 28 + 78

=178 in^2

what "following statement"?

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