The first term of a linear sequence is 3 and 8th term is 31 . find the common difference​

Asailboat is traveling to the right when a gust of wind causes the boat to accelerate leftward at 2.5m/s2 for 4s. after the wind stops, the sailboat is traveling to the left with a velocity of 3.0m/s.assuming the acceleration from the wind is constant, what was the initial velocity of the sailboat before the gust of wind? answer using a coordinate system where rightward is positive.

Hydroelectricity provides about 7 percent of the electricity generated in the united states. (a) explain how a hydroelectric power plant converts energy stored in water into electricity. (b) identify two factors that determine the amount of electricity that can be generated by an individual hydroelectricity power plant. (c) describe the two main types of land-based hydroelectric power plants. (d) describe two economic advantages and two environmental disadvantages of hydroelectricity.

If you visited mount shasta city (elevation 900 m [3000 ft.]) and found the outside air temperature to be 27°c (81°f), what would be the air temperature at the summit of mount shasta (elevation 4200 m [14,000 ft.]) at that moment-assuming that the temperature conditions with altitude change at an average, or normal, lapse rate?