5. Calculate the amount of medicine taken in 10 days if the dose is a fluid ounce per day

10 fl oz

Step-by-step explanation: If he is taking 1 fl oz a day he takes it for 10 days, then he takes a total of 10 fl oz.

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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

answer: apothems is your answer

step-by-step explanation: hope u get it right