Which of the following sequences is NOT arithmetic?
(A) -4, 2, 8, 14, ...,
(B) 9, 4, -1, -6, ...
(C) 2, 4, 8, 16,...
(D)
Which of the following sequences is NOT arithmetic?
(A) -4, 2, 8, 14, ...,
(B) 9, 4, -1, -6, ...
(C) 2, 4, 8, 16,...
(D)
An arithmetic sequence contain a constant common difference between each term. To find the common difference, we can subtract the first term from the second term. Doing this, we found that only C does not have a constant common difference, hence making it not an arithmetic sequence.
Let d = common difference
A)
B)
C)
d=does not exist
D)
Result: Choice C
First six terms of the sequence
Find the first six terms of the sequence defined by each of these recurrence relations and initial conditions.
a)