Question

In the sequence { -5, -3 }, which of the following choices will be the next element?

1
0
-1
-2

Answer 1

Explanation:

The next element in the sequence is **-1**.

The sequence {-5, -3} is an arithmetic sequence, which means that the difference between any two consecutive elements is constant. In this case, the difference between -5 and -3 is 2, so the next element in the sequence must be -3 + 2 = **-1**.

The other choices are incorrect because they are not the next element in an arithmetic sequence with a difference of 2.