Arithmetic Sequence

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What is an arithmetic sequence?

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An arithmetic sequence is a sequence of numbers in which the difference between consecutive terms is constant.

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How do you find the common difference in an arithmetic sequence?

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The common difference can be found by subtracting any term from the subsequent term in the sequence.

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What is the formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence?

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If the first term of an arithmetic sequence is 5 and the common difference is 3, what is the 10th term?

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Is the sequence 2, 4, 6, 8 an arithmetic sequence?

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Yes, the sequence is arithmetic because the common difference is 2.

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What is the common difference of the arithmetic sequence 14, 20, 26, ...?

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The common difference is 6.

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Which of the following is an explicit formula for the sequence 3, 7, 11, 15, ...?

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True or False: The sequence 3, 15, 75, ... is an arithmetic sequence.

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False, because the differences between terms are not constant.

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What is the formula for the nth term in the sequence 12, 20, 28, ...?

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