2. In the expression X-Y, if X is a negative integer and Y is a positive integer. What must be
true of our answer?
A The difference is always zero
B The difference is always positive
C The difference is always negative
D The difference could be a negative or
positive

answer

a the answer hopes this

step-by-step explanation:

, and

for

step-by-step explanation:

we can analyze the pattern at which the terms increase. let us denote , , , so that we can call

note the following:

the pattern: to get the next term value, we just add the next term number (e.g. 1st, 2nd, to the previous term value (term values are the given numbers in the question, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

from , to get to , we add

from , to get to , we add

etc.

we need to form a recursive formula, a formula that has the next term as a function of the previous term. so a possible recursive formula can be

, and for