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OpenStudy (cloverracer):

Algebra II question, see attachment!

OpenStudy (cloverracer):

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hmm what's the "common difference"?

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hint: common difference = how much it hops from term to term

OpenStudy (cloverracer):

+3?

OpenStudy (cloverracer):

Ohh okay so would it be the third choice? \[a_n=-2+(n+3)\]

OpenStudy (cloverracer):

@jdoe0001

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OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(a_n=a_1+(n-1){\color{blue}{ d}}\qquad {\color{blue}{ d}}=+3\implies a_n=-2+(n-1){\color{blue}{ 3}} \\ \quad \\ a_n=-2+{\color{blue}{ 3}}(n-1)\)

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\bf a_1 = -2\) or first term in the sequence of course

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