The arithmetic sequence is 6, 12, 18, 24,......
\The first term .
Find the common difference by subtracting successive terms.
\The common difference (d) is 6.
Find the nth term, so using the nth term formula: .
(Substitute
, and d = 6)
Distibute terms using distributive property: a(b – c)= ab – ac.
\Apply commutative property of addition: a + b = b + a.
\ (Apply additive inverse property:
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Find the 10th term in the sequence.
\ (Substitute n = 10)
(Multiply:
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Make a table first five terms of the sequence .
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n \ | \
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an = 6(n) \ | \
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an \ | \
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(n, an) \ | \
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1 \ | \
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6 \ | \
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(1, 6) \ | \
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2 \ | \
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12 \ | \
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(2, 12) \ | \
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3 \ | \
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18 \ | \
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(3, 18) \ | \
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4 \ | \
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24 \ | \
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(4, 24) \ | \
5 | \ ![]() | \
30 | \(5, 30) | \
Graph of the first five terms of the sequence .
Graph of the first five terms of the sequence .