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What is the pattern for the 1st difference for 3,13,27,45,67...?

a) +10
b) +14
c) +18
d) +22

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Final answer:

The pattern for the 1st difference of the sequence is found by subtracting each number from the following one, resulting in increments of 4 each time (10, 14, 18, 22).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the pattern for the 1st difference of the sequence 3, 13, 27, 45, 67, we calculate the difference between each subsequent pair of numbers.

  • Difference between 13 and 3 = 10
  • Difference between 27 and 13 = 14
  • Difference between 45 and 27 = 18
  • Difference between 67 and 45 = 22

The pattern for the 1st difference increases by 4 each time (10, 14, 18, 22), so each term is increased by 4 more than the previous term's increase.

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