Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the geometric series if a1=1 and r=2

Hye ryung is the president of the local chapter of the american medical students association (amsa). she is organizing local outreach and informational meetings. at her first meeting there are five people present (including herself). every month after that her group grows by 5 people. a. how many members are in the group after 6 months? b. the logistics of hosting and feeding her group at meetings was more complicated than expected. the cost of feeding 5 people at her first meeting was $30, for 10 people it was $35, for 15 it was $45, and after 6 months all of the costs had added up to $100. write a function to model the cost with the number of people attending meetings. c. what connections can you make between the linear growth of the group’s membership and the increasing costs of running meetings?

If you shift the linear parent function, f(x)=x, up 13 units, what is the equation of the new function?

Asquare picture with sides of 32 inches is to be mounted on a square mat with sides of 52 inches. find the area of the mat that will remain uncovered by the picture.