SOLUTION: Is this sequence arithmetic? What are the next three terms of this sequence? 1,1/2,1/3,1/4,...

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: Is this sequence arithmetic? What are the next three terms of this sequence?
1,1/2,1/3,1/4,...
This question is from textbook Glencoe Pre-Algebra

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Is this sequence arithmetic? What are the next three terms of this sequence?
1,1/2,1/3,1/4,...
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No, it is not arithmetic because there is not a common difference between
the terms.
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Looks like the next three terms are ..1/5,1/6,1/7
Cheers,
Stan H.

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