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Determine if the sequence below is arithmetic or geometric and determine the

common difference / ratio in simplest form.
2, 10, 18, ...

User Amit Bhati
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Answer:

Arithmetic sequence; common difference is 8.

Explanation:

An arithmetic sequence increases or decreases by a fixed amount from term-to-term.

10 - 2 = 8

18 - 10 = 8

The next term will be 18 + 8 = 26, and so on.

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