Given the second term and the common difference of an arithmetic sequence find the explicit formula

5) a = 8, d=-4

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X+ y = 5 ; x - y =3 solve using linear combination

Abucket of paint has spilled on a tile floor. the paint flow can be expressed with the function p(t) = 6(t), where t represents time in minutes and p represents how far the paint is spreading. the flowing paint is creating a circular pattern on the tile. the area of the pattern can be expressed as a(p) = 3.14(p)^2 part a: find the area of the circle of spilled paint as a function of time, or a[p(t)]. show your work. part b: how large is the area of spilled paint after 8 minutes? you may use 3.14 to approximate pi in this problem.

Write a similarity statement for the similar triangles. afgh ~ a