An arithmetic sequence is given by 5, 8, 11,... How do you find the value of d?
2 Answers
Jul 18, 2018
Explanation:
The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is given by:
Where
We have:
looking at the second element, we have:
Jul 18, 2018
Explanation:
In an arithmetic sequence,
To get from
To get from
In an arithmetic sequence, we always add or subtract the same amount. We see that to get to the next term, we add
This is our
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