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Is a quadratic sequence (2,3,6,11) arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

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Answer:

Neither

Explanation:

It's neither. The terms do not differ (which means you add the same number to each term) by any constant amount. (Arithmetic)

The terms do not have a common number that you multiply the present term to get the next term. (Geometric)

So this one is neither.

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