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What's an Arithmetic Sequence?

What is an arithmetic sequence?

Summary

  1. A sequence is a set of numbers in a particular order
  2. The constant amount between each number in an arithmetic sequence is called the common difference
  3. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 is an example of an arithmetic sequence
  4. If you take a look at each term, there's a difference of 2 between each
  5. 2 is the common difference for this arithmetic sequence

Notes

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