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Please check the explanation.

Step-by-step explanation:

                                                      Part a)

Given the table

Year             Value ($)

1                    18,000

2                   15,300                

3                   13,005

Let us check the sequence

18000, 15300, 13005,...

Let us find the common ratio 'r' of all the adjacent terms to check whether the sequence represents the geometric sequence or not, using the formula such as:

As the ratio of all the adjacent terms is the same, so

Therefore, the given sequence is a geometric sequence

                                                  Part b)

Given the sequence

18000, 15300, 13005,...

The nth term of the geometric sequence is

here

so

In order to determine the car worth in the 15th year, substitute n = 15

$

Therefore, the worth of a car in the 15th year will be: $1850

step-by-step explanation:

20% of 120 is 24. if you subtract 24 from 120 you get 96

starting with:    

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7   

5 + x - 12 - x = 2x - 7 - x (subtract x from both sides)   

5 - 12 = x - 7 (combine and cancel x's from both sides)   

5 - 12 + 7 = x - 7 + 7 (add 7 to both sides)   

0 = x (add numbers together on both sides)       

so in order for the equation to be true, x must be 0.   

trying x = -0.5   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = 2(-0.5) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = -1 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7.5 = -8 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7.5 is obviously not equal to -8, the value of -0.5 for x is wrong.   

trying x = 0   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 2(0) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 0 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7 = -7 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7 equals -7, that demonstrates that the value of 0 for x is correct.   

trying x = 1   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2(1) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-6 = -5 (did addition on both sides)       

since -6 is obviously not equal to -5, the value of 1 for x is wrong.