Arithmetic & Geometric Sequence 3rd

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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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What is the common difference in an arithmetic sequence?

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The common difference is the fixed amount added to each term to get the next term in an arithmetic sequence.

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Determine if the sequence -4, 1, 6, 11 is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.

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Arithmetic.

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What is a geometric sequence?

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A geometric sequence is a sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous term by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio.

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What is the common ratio in a geometric sequence?

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The common ratio is the fixed number that each term is multiplied by to get the next term in a geometric sequence.

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Determine if the sequence 4, 9, 14, 19 is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.

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Arithmetic.

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Find the common ratio of the sequence 4, 16, 64.

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Find the common ratio of the sequence -2, -4, -8, -16.

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Complete the sentence: A geometric sequence is a sequence with a common _________.

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ratio.

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

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The nth term can be found using the formula: a_n = a_1 + (n-1)d, where a_1 is the first term and d is the common difference.

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