What is the nth term of the quadratic sequence: 8,16,26,38,52,68,86?

There were 816 people at a concert when a band started to play. after each song, only half the people stayed to hear the next song. how many people were left at the concert after x songs? write a function to represent this scenario.

What is the distance between point a and b

Me! i really need to get this right before 9. prove the divisibility of 7^6+7^5-7^4 by 11. use factoring so you get a number times 11. just tell me the number. i need this done asap