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The common difference an arithmetic sequence
Answer to Problem 4E
The common difference an arithmetic sequence
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
An arithmetic sequence as
Concept used:
An arithmetic sequence of n terms, has the form
That is
Common difference can be defined by d .
nth term of the arithmetic sequence has the form
Where
Calculation:
Now, consider the arithmetic sequence
The terms of the sequence can be found by substituting 1, 2, 3, …for n .
Now, the common difference can be calculated as shown:
Therefore, the common difference of the arithmetic sequence is
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