If f(1)=9 and f(n-1)+5 then find the value of f(6)

The sum of the product of 4 and x and the product of 7 and y is 61. the sum of the product of 12 and x and the product of 21 and y is 61. what are the values of x and y?

Brent wants to know what is 5 x 1/2

In the following diagram it is given that dec, ab || dc, ad || eb, and ad is congruent to bc. a)why isn't abc a parallelogram even though it has a pair of parallel sides and a pair of congruent sides b)explain why be must be congruent to bc. further explain what type of triangle this makes triangle abc and what it tells you about angle 1 and angle 2c) finally why must angle 3 be congruent to angle 1? further, explain why we know that angle 3 is congruent to angle 2