The first four terms of a sequence are shown below 8,5,2,-1

an = 8-3(n-1)

an = 11 - 3n

Step-by-step explanation:

This is an arithmetic sequence which is defined by

an = a1 + d(n-1)

where a1 is the first term of the sequence and d is the common difference

a1 = 8

d = a2-a1

d = 5-8 = -3

an = 8 + -3(n-1)

an = 8-3(n-1)

We can simplify this by distributing the -3

an = 8 -3n +3

an = 11 - 3n

x = central angle apc = measure of minor arc ac

the two angles x and 30 add to 180, so x+30 = 180 and x = 180-30 = 150. the measure of minor arc ac is 150 degrees.

what we need to do from here is find the circumference and then multiply it by x/360 since there are 360 degrees in a circle. in this case, x = 150, so x/360 = 150/360 = 15/36 = 5/12. the shortest distance along the curve from a to c is 5/12 of the distance around the entire circle (aka circumference)

c = circumference

c = pi*d

c = pi*24

c = 24pi

now multiply this by 5/12 to get

distance along minor arc ac = (5/12)*(circumference)

distance along minor arc ac = (5/12)*(24pi)

distance along minor arc ac = 10pi

the formula you can use is

l = (x/360)*pi*d

with

l = length of minor arc

x = central angle

d = diameter

which essentially is the steps we took though a bit differently.

f(x) = - 2/3x + 5; f(5/2)

substitute 5/2 in for x:

f(5/2) = -2/3(5/2) + 5

simplify the right side:

f(5/2) = -5/3 + 5

f(5/2) = 10/3

answer:

f(5/2) = 10/3

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