ECZ 2018 · GCE Paper 1 — Sequences and Series

The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are 5, 7 and 9. Find the common difference.

  • A. 5
  • B. 4
  • C. −2
  • D. 2

Verified working — step 1

The common difference is any term minus the term before it: 7 − 5 = 2 (and 9 − 7 = 2 confirms it). So d = …

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