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In the arthmetic sequence {-9, -4, 1, 6, 11,…}, what is the common difference ?

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Answer: 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Pick any term and subtract off the previous one to get the common difference.

For instance, let's say we picked 11

11-6 = 5

Or we could pick 6

6-1 = 5

Each time we get 5 as the common difference. It says that to get each next term, we add on 5.

User Henry Harbeck
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The common difference is 5 each time. Take for example -9 and -4 it’s goes up 5, and then 1 and 6 it goes up five and so on,hope this helped!
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