tn=15-3n
t1=15-3x1=12
t2=15-3x2=9
d=t2-t1/d=9-12=-3
tn=t1+(n-1)xd
tn=12+(12-1)x-3
12+11x-3=12+(-33)=-21=tn
Sn=n/2x(tn+t1)
=S12=12/2 x(-21 +12)
=6 x -9
=-54
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That's an arithmetic sequence.
No. An 'arithmetic' sequence is defined as one with a common difference.A sequence with a common ratio is a geometricone.
The nth term of an arithmetic sequence = a + [(n - 1) X d]
The sequence is arithmetic if the difference between every two consecutive terms is always the same.
An arithmetic sequence.