A 35 kg boy is riding a 65 kg go-cart. He pushes on the gas pedal, causing the cart to accelerate at 5 m/s2. Use the equation F = m × a to find the force exerted by the go-cart’s engine.

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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