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1) Which of the formulas should you use?
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2) What is the common ratio or difference?
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3) How do you find the values you need to use the formula?
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Answer:
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1) The variables in the formulae give a bit of a hint. The r stands for ratio, and ratios are associated to geometric series. This sequence is arithmetic, so we want the formula that does not involve r.
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2) Take two adjacent terms in the sequence, say and , and d =
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3) Since we have a value for d, we want to use the formula for that involves d.
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