Question

What is the common difference between successive terms in the sequence?

2, 8, 14, 20, 26, ...

Answer 1

Look at each term. How does the next one change? what is added?

The answer is 6, because there is an increase of 6 for each term

Answer 2

common difference = 6.

Explanation:

Given : 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, ......

To find : What is the common difference between successive terms in the sequence.

Solution : We have given that 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, ......

Common difference (d) =
`a_(2) - a_(1)`.

Where ,
`a_(2)`. = any term other than first term

`a_(1)`. = previous term.

Then common difference = 8 - 2 = 6.

14 - 8 = 6.

20 - 14 = 6.

Therefore, common difference = 6.