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For the sequence 1 1/2,3,4 1/2,,,,,,,, say whether or not it's an arithmetic progression if yes, find the value (a) and (d)
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To check whether or not the given sequence is an arithmetic progression, we need to see if there is a common difference between consecutive terms.
Let's subtract each term from its preceding term:
1/2 - 1 = -1/2
3 - 1/2 = 5/2
4 1/2 - 3 = 3/2
We can see that the differences between consecutive terms are not constant. Therefore, the given sequence is not an arithmetic progression.
Hence, we cannot find the values of a and d as it is not an arithmetic progression.
oobleck
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AAAaannndd the bot gets it wrong yet again!
yes, arithmetic, with d = 1 1/2
funny how the bot could recognize 4 1/2 as a mixed number, but not 1 1/2