Part 1: What are the first 5 terms of the sequence an = 2n - an-1, where a1 =  5? Show all work.

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Part 1: What are the first 5 terms of the sequence an = 2n - an-1, where a1 =  5? Show all work.

 

Part 2: You invest $500 into an account that collects 1% interest each month. If you add an additional $50 each week, what will the balance of the account be after 5 months? 

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Part 3: The ruins of a pyramid has 49 blocks in the bottom row. Each additional row has two less blocks than the first. If there are 15 rows in total:

  1. How many total blocks are there?
  2. How many blocks are in the top row?

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