Write the explicit formula for the sequence.
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ...

a(n) = 2 + 2(n - 1)

Step-by-step explanation:

Since each new term is derived from the previous term by adding 2, this is an arithmetic sequence, and the "common difference"  is 2.

Then a(n) = 2 + 2(n - 1)

a.   since the profit made in 2012 is equal to the profit made in 2014, the profit is symmetric about the line y = 120,000.

step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2