Why do you think there are patterns around us?

Okay so i didn't get this problem petro bought 8 tickets to a basketball game he paid a total of $200 write an equation to determine whether each ticket cost $26 or $28 so i didn't get this question so yeahyou have a good day.

What is the sum of the geometric series in which a1 = 7, r = 3, and an = 1,701? hint: cap s sub n equals start fraction a sub one left parenthesis one minus r to the power of n end power right parenthesis over one minus r end fraction comma r ≠ 1, where a1 is the first term and r is the common ratio

Plzz ! if you were constructing a triangular frame, and you had wood in the length of 4 inches, 4 inches, and 7 inches, would it make a triangle? would you be able to create a frame from these pieces of wood? yes or no? = explain your mathematical thinking/show your work: