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What defines an arithmetic sequence?

Constant difference between terms

Which sequence is NOT arithmetic?

1,2,4,8,16,1, 2, 4, 8, 16, \ldots

In an arithmetic sequence, what does 'dd' represent?

The common difference

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

44

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

an=a+(n1)da_n = a + (n - 1)d

For sequence 3,7,11,15,3, 7, 11, 15, \ldots, find the 5th term.

1919

In the sequence 5,9,13,17,5, 9, 13, 17, \ldots, what is aa?

55

What is the sum formula for first nn terms?

Sn=n2(2a+(n1)d)S_n = \frac{n}{2}(2a + (n-1)d)

If a=2a = 2, d=5d = 5, find the sum of the first 10 terms.

245245

The general form of an arithmetic sequence is:

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

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