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First Term & Common Difference
Write the first term(a) and the common difference(d) of each arithmetic
sequence.
7 , 1 , 11 , 10 , 29 , ...
1) –190, –290, –390, –490, –590, ... 2) –
6 3 6 3 6

a= ; d= a= ; d=

3) 77, 105, 133, 161, 189, ... 4) 3 , 27 , 75 , 147, 243 , ...

a= ; d= a= ; d=

5 , 13 , 7 , 41 , 17 , ...
5) – – – 6) 101, 42, –17, –76, –135, ...
3 24 12 24 6

a= ; d= a= ; d=

7) 20.5, 12.4, 4.3, –3.8, –11.9, ... 8) 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, ...

a= ; d= a= ; d=

9) –10.2, –7.2, –4.2, –1.2, 1.8, ... 10) –44, –25, –6, 13, 32 , ...

a= ; d= a= ; d=

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9NKKZ狣
First Term & Common Difference
Write the first term(a) and the common difference(d) of each arithmetic
sequence.
7 , 1 , 11 , 10 , 29 , ...
1) –190, –290, –390, –490, –590, ... 2) –
6 3 6 3 6

7 3
–
a = –190 ; d = –100 a= 6 ; d= 2

3) 77, 105, 133, 161, 189, ... 4) 3 , 27 , 75 , 147, 243 , ...

a= 77 ; d= 28 a= 3 ; d= 2 3

5 , 13 , 7 , 41 , 17 , ...
5) – – – 6) 101, 42, –17, –76, –135, ...
3 24 12 24 6

5 9
–
a= 3 ; d= 8 a = 101 ; d = –59

7) 20.5, 12.4, 4.3, –3.8, –11.9, ... 8) 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, ...

a = 20.5 ; d = –8.1 a= 1 ; d= 4

9) –10.2, –7.2, –4.2, –1.2, 1.8, ... 10) –44, –25, –6, 13, 32 , ...

a = –10.2 ; d = 3 a = –44 ; d= 19

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