1st row: Cost = $420
2nd row: Cost = $420(0.9)
3rd row: Cost = $420(0.9)²
By induction, the cost in the n-th row is
Cost = $420(0.9)ⁿ⁻¹
When the cost is $75, the row number, n, is given by
420(0.9)ⁿ⁻¹ = 75
(0.9)ⁿ⁻¹ = 75/420 = 0.1786
Take logs of each side.
[tex](n-1)ln(0.9) = ln(0.1786) \\ n-1 = \frac{ln(0.1786)}{ln(0.9)} =16.35 \\ n=17.35[/tex]
Therefore
n = 17 (nearest integer)
Answer: Row 17