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Question 881025: Oprah is raising money for charity by doing a bike-a-thon. On the first day, she bikes 60 miles. after that, however, she gets tired and decides to only bike half as far each subsequent day of the fundraiser
a. if the fundraiser only lasts a week, write the distanced by Oprah each day.
b. write this sequence explicitly.
c. if the fundraiser lasts 2 weeks, find the total distance Oprah bikes.
d. what if Oprah never dies and the fundraiser lasts forever? (use S=U0/(1-r) to find the total distance Oprah bikes.)
e. if this sequence were to be graphed, how would you describe the shape of the graph? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
