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What's an Arithmetic Sequence?
What is an arithmetic sequence?
Summary
- A sequence is a set of numbers in a particular order
- The constant amount between each number in an arithmetic sequence is called the common difference
- 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 is an example of an arithmetic sequence
- If you take a look at each term, there's a difference of 2 between each
- 2 is the common difference for this arithmetic sequence

Notes
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- A sequence is a set of numbers in a particular order
- You can find the next number in an arithmetic sequence by adding or subtracting the constant amount
- That constant amount is called a common difference
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- There is a difference of 2 between each of the terms in the sequence
- The '...' indicates that this sequence could go on to have 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and so on as we continue adding 2
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- If you can get the next term in a sequence by adding the same number each time, then you have an arithmetic sequence
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- The common difference is the constant amount between each term in the sequence
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