What is Arithmetic Sequence? Definition, Formula, Examples, Facts

Video: Arithmetic Sequences arithmetic sequence If the first term of the sequence is a and the common difference is d, then the arithmetic sequence can be written as a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, …, a+d, … arithmetic sequence The nth or general term of an arithmetic sequence is given by an=a1+d So in our example a1=2 and d=4 so an=2+4=2+4n−4=4n−2

arithmetic sequence How to continue an arithmetic sequence · To identify d , textbf{d}, d, take two consecutive terms from the sequence · Subtract the first term from the next