Concept explainers
To verify: the sequence is arithmetic or not by evaluating common difference.
Answer to Problem 8E
The sequence
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The sequence which needs to be verified is as follows.
Formula used:
Common difference of the arithmetic sequence is difference of its two consecutive terms.
Calculation:
The sequence is as follows.
Find the first four terms of the sequence.
for
for
for
for
As
]
So common difference
Hence it can be concluded that the sequence
Chapter 8 Solutions
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