Question

During a free fall, a skydiver falls 16 feet in the 1st second, 48 feet in the 2nd second, and 80 feet in the 3rd second. If she continues to fall at this rate, how many feet will she fall during the 10th second? simple interest

Answer 1

304 feet

Explanation:

16, 48, 80..

It's an Arithmetic sequence

d = 48-16 = 32

10th = 16 + 9(32) = 304