7
It appears to be -6
The sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic sequence is: sum = (n/2)(2a + (n - 1)d) = (12/2)(2a + (12 - 1)d) = 6(2a + 11d) = 12a + 66d where a is the first term and d is the common difference.
The sequence in the question is NOT an arithmetic sequence. In an arithmetic sequence the difference between each term and its predecessor (the term immediately before) is a constant - including the sign. It is not enough for the difference between two successive terms (in any order) to remain constant. In the above sequence, the difference is -7 for the first two intervals and then changes to +7.
No, geometric, common ratio 2
The sequence 216 12 23 is neither arithmetic nor geometric.
It appears to be -6
-13
yes, d = 7
The sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic sequence is: sum = (n/2)(2a + (n - 1)d) = (12/2)(2a + (12 - 1)d) = 6(2a + 11d) = 12a + 66d where a is the first term and d is the common difference.
The sequence in the question is NOT an arithmetic sequence. In an arithmetic sequence the difference between each term and its predecessor (the term immediately before) is a constant - including the sign. It is not enough for the difference between two successive terms (in any order) to remain constant. In the above sequence, the difference is -7 for the first two intervals and then changes to +7.
No, geometric, common ratio 2
The sequence 216 12 23 is neither arithmetic nor geometric.
It is neither.
The common difference does not tell you the location of the sequence. For example, 3, 6, 9, 12, ... and 1, 4, 7, 10, .., or 1002, 1005, 1008, 1011, ... all have a common difference of 3 but it should be clear that the three sequences are different. A common difference is applicable to arithmetic sequences, not others such as geometric or exponential sequences.
12, 6, 0, -6, ...
10-2x for x = 0, 1, 2, 3, ... Since the domain of an arithmetic sequence is the set of natural numbers, then the formula for the nth term of the given sequence with the first term 10 and the common difference -2 is an = a1 + (n -1)(-2) = 10 - 2n + 2 = 12 - 2n.
It is -148.