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What is the common difference between successive terms in the sequence? 0.36, 0.26, 0.16, 0.06, –0.04, –0.14, ...

What is the common difference between successive terms in the sequence? 0.36, 0.26, 0.16, 0.06, –0.04, –0.14, ...
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What is the common difference between successive terms in the sequence?

0.36, 0.26, 0.16, 0.06, –0.04, –0.14, ...

User Patraulea
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Answer:

The common difference is -0.1

Explanation:

User Shahdat
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Just subtract each term from the next term.
So:
2nd term minus 1st term = 0.26 - 0.36 = -0.1
3rd term minus 2nd term = 0.16 - 0.26 = -0.1
etc

So common difference is -0.1
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