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Find the common difference of the arithmetic sequence 12,17,22

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Answer:

5

Explanation:

User Zwiebel
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To find the common difference, we use the formula
a2 - a1 where

a2 represents the second term and a1 represents the first term.

So plugging the second term and first term into

the formula, we have (17) - (12) which is 5.

So the common difference of

this arithmetic sequence is 5.

User FrogTheFrog
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