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What is an arithmetic sequence?

Sequence with constant difference

Which sequence is NOT arithmetic?

1,2,4,8,16,…1, 2, 4, 8, 16, \ldots

For the sequence 5,9,13,17,…5, 9, 13, 17, \ldots, what is the common difference dd?

44

In arithmetic sequence notation, what does the symbol dd represent?

The common difference

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

an=a+(n−1)da_n = a + (n - 1)d

For sequence 3,7,11,15,…3, 7, 11, 15, \ldots, what is the 5th term?

1919

What is the general form of an arithmetic sequence?

a,a+d,a+2d,a+3d,…a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, \ldots

Which formula gives the sum of first nn terms SnS_n?

Sn=n2(2a+(n−1)d)S_n = \frac{n}{2}(2a + (n-1)d)

For 3,7,11,15,…3, 7, 11, 15, \ldots, what is the sum of the first 5 terms?

5555

Given a=2a = 2, d=5d = 5, what is the 10th term?

4747

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