Question

What is the common difference in the arithmetic sequence 5.0, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

Answer 1

Answer:

0.5

Step-by-step explanation:

Look at the decimal go down. It goes down 0.5 each time or 1/2

Answer 2

The common difference in the arithmetic sequence 5.0, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5 will be 0.5.

What is the arithmetic sequence?

Let a₁ be the first term and d is the common difference between the terms. Then the nth term will be given as

$\rm a_n = a_1 + (n - 1)d$

The arithmetic sequence is given below.

5.0, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

Then the common difference will be

d = 5.0 – 4.5 = 0.5

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