Write a statement that correctly describes the relationship between these two sequences: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.0.

Answer :

Answer:

[tex]S_{a}[/tex] = 2[tex]S_{b}[/tex]

where: [tex]S_{a}[/tex] is the sum of the terms in the first sequence, and [tex]S_{b}[/tex] is the sum of the terms in the second sequence.

Step-by-step explanation:

The two sequences are arithmetic progression.

From the first sequence,

first term, a = 2

common difference, d = 2

number of terms, n = 5

From the second sequence,

first term, a = 1

common difference, d = 1

number of terms, n = 5

The sum of terms of an arithmetic progression is given as;

= [tex]\frac{n}{2}[/tex][2a + (n - 1) x d]

⇒ Let the sum of the first sequence be represented by [tex]S_{a}[/tex], so that;

[tex]S_{a}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex][2(2) + (5 - 1) x 2]

   = [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex][4 + 8]

   = [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] x 12

[tex]S_{a}[/tex] = 30

⇒ Let the sum of the second sequence be represented by [tex]S_{b}[/tex], so that;

[tex]S_{b}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex][2(1) + (5 - 1) x 1]

    = [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex][2 + 4]

[tex]S_{b}[/tex]  = 15

Thus, the statement that would correctly describe the relationship between the sequences is;

[tex]S_{a}[/tex] = 2[tex]S_{b}[/tex]

where: [tex]S_{a}[/tex] is the sum of the terms in the first sequence, and [tex]S_{b}[/tex] is the sum of the terms in the second sequence.