4 An arithmetic progression and a geometric progression have the same first term. The common difference and common ratio of both progressions are also the same, that is . The ninth term of the arithmetic progression is 10 while its eleventh term is same as the sum of the first in terms of the geometric progression. (a) Find the first term of both the progressions.

(b) Find the value of n.

Is the product of seventeen negative numbers, positive or negative ?

Two language majors, anna and megan, took exams in two languages. anna scored 85 on both exams. megan scored 74 on the first exam and 85 on the second exam. overall, student scores on the first exam had a mean of 82 and a standard deviation of 4, and the second exam scores had a mean of 71 and a standard deviation of 13. a) to qualify for language honors, a major must maintain at least an 85 average across all language courses taken. so far, which of anna and megan qualify? b) which student's overall performance was better?

Solve the given system of equations. 2y= -x+9 , 3x-6= -15