The work of a student trying to solve the equation 3(4x - 2) = 9 + 2x + 5 in which step did the student first make an error and what is the correct step

-6 is the correct option from the above given options

true

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

ratio is 2 : 9

the answer is three

13.5 : 3