Find the five terms of the arithmetic sequence a_1=14 and d=-2

Radarfoto67

Radarfoto67

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2022-09-15

Find the five terms of the arithmetic sequence a 1 = 14 and d=-2

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SlowlFeet45

SlowlFeet45

Beginner2022-09-16Added 11 answers

for the standard arithmetic sequence
a , a + d , a + 2 d , a + 3 d + ... . + a + ( n - 1 ) d
where a = a 1 the first term and d the common difference
to obtain a term from the previous one, add d to it
here d=−2
a 1 = 14
a 2 = 14 - 2 = 12
a 3 = 12 - 2 = 10
a 4 = 10 - 2 = 8
a 5 = 8 - 2 = 6

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