Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

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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, known as the common difference.

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

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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 formula for the nth term of a geometric sequence?

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

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How do you find the common ratio in a geometric sequence?

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What is the explicit formula for the arithmetic sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, ...?

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What is the explicit formula for the geometric sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, ...?

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Identify the common difference in the sequence 10, 7, 4, 1, ...

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Identify the common ratio in the sequence 1, 3, 9, 27, ...

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