Question

Is the given sequence arithmetic? If so, identify the common difference.

14, −15, −44, −73, . . .

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

In order to determine if the given sequence is arithmetic, we need to check if there is a common difference between consecutive terms.

To determine the common difference, we look at the difference between each term and its previous term.

Term 2: -15 - 14 = -29
Term 3: -44 - (-15) = -29
Term 4: -73 - (-44) = -29

The differences between consecutive terms are all -29. Therefore, the given sequence is arithmetic with a common difference of -29.