Question

Assume that the first term of a sequence is -3. Write the first four terms of the sequence if it is an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of -1/3.

Answer 1

The first term of the sequence is -3 and the common difference is -1/3. Therefore, the second term of the sequence can be found by adding the common difference to the first term:

second term = first term + common difference

second term = -3 + (-1/3)

second term = -10/3

Similarly, we can find the third term by adding the common difference to the second term:

third term = second term + common difference

third term = -10/3 + (-1/3)

third term = -11/3

And we can find the fourth term by adding the common difference to the third term:

fourth term = third term + common difference

fourth term = -11/3 + (-1/3)

fourth term = -4

Therefore, the first four terms of the sequence are -3, -10/3, -11/3, and -4.