Answer:
The twentieth term is 50.
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation that describes the arithmetic sequence describes it's "general term", which means that all the numbers in that sequence must follow that equation. For instance, if we want to find the first term of the sequence we must make a = 1 and we have:
a1 = 3*1 - 10
a1 = -7
Therefore to find the twentieth term we need to make n equal to 20. This is done below:
a20 = 3*20 - 10
a20 = 60 - 10
a20 = 50
The twentieth term is 50.
For this case we must find the inverse of the following function:
We follow the steps below:
Replace f(x) with y:
We exchange the variables:
We solve for "y":
Multiply by -2 on both sides of the equation:
We raise both sides of the equation to the square to eliminate the radical:
We subtract 3 from both sides of the equation:
We change y by f ^ {- 1} (x):
Answer:
An integer is a whole number. Sum means to add and since they are consecutive, there is only a difference of 1 between them.
1) 21 + 23: not consecutive
2) 23+24= 47: has to be at least 46
3) 22+23= 45: has to be at least 46
4) 24+25= 49: has to be at least 46
So we have two possibilities: either #2 or #4. Find least possible pair of integers.
x= first integer
x+1= second integer
x + (x+1) >= 46
2x + 1 >=46
2x>=45
x>=22.5
Answer:
The first integer has to be greater than or equal to 22.5. Since integers are whole numbers, round up to the next whole number. The least possible integers are #2) 23 and 24.
Hope this helps! :)
Choice B would be the correct answer. I hope that helps! :D
