A girl and a puppy are 850 feet apart when they start running towards each other. The girl runs at a speed of 8 feet per second, and the puppy runs at a speed of 7 feet per second. How soon will they meet?

time taken = 850/(8+7) =56.6 second

see explanation

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

the answer

b. they are parallel and will never intersect.