Consider the sequence 8, 3, -2, -7, -12, . . . . Find a2 - a1,a3 - a2, a4 - a3, and a5 - a4. What do you observe?

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Consider the sequence 8, 3, -2, -7, -12, . . . . Find a2 - a1,a3 - a2, a4 - a3, and a5 - a4. What do you observe?

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