Adding the same number to a previous number would double the answer. Multiplying by 2 would achieve the same doubling result. What is meant by 'term'?
Found by adding the same number to the previous term
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It is the square of the previous term.
It is a sequence of numbers which is called an arithmetic, or linear, sequence.
it is the same as adding a negative number to a positive number
an arithmetic series equation is a*r^(n-1) where a is the starting value, r is the number you are continuously adding, and n is the term you are looking to find
If I understand your question, you are asking what kind of sequence is one where each term is the previous term times a constant. The answer is, a geometric sequence.