There are only two orthodontists in a village and both wore braces until last month. Dr. Carter now has straight teeth and a clean office. Dr. Shuman now has crooked teeth and a messy office. Based only on this given information, which orthodontist should you go to if you want your teeth straightened? Explain your reasoning.

Dr Carter

Step-by-step explanation:

I would want to visit Dr. Carter for an orthodontis appointment for multiple reasons. One, he can prove that he doesn’t do his work sloppily as his office is clean, and two, he can prove that his treatments work. since his teeth are now perfectly straight, that shows that his Braces really work, whereas Dr. Shuman’s treatments either don’t work or take a lot longer for results to appear.

step-by-step explanation:

part a. the differences are decreasing, so we know the sequence is not arithmetic. the ratios are constant (=3/4), so we know the sequence is geometric.

part b. from part a, we know the common ratio is 3/4, so each term is 3/4 of the one before. the initial term is the number of gallons at h=1.

g[h] = (3/4)·g[h-1]

g[1] = 384 . . . . initial value required for a recursive definition

part c. the general formula for a geometric sequence is

a[n] = a[1]·r^(n-1)

we have a[1] = 384, r = 3/4, and the term number given by h. the formula that follows is

g[h] = 384·(3/4)^(h-1)

part d. filling in the value and doing the arithmetic, we have

g[12] = 384·(3/4)^11 ≈ 384·0.042235136 ≈ 16.2183 . . gallons

part e. each gallon is 4 quarts, so

16.2183 gal × 4 qt/gal = 64.8732 qt

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