SOLUTION: 2+5+8+..59 arithmetic sequence?

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Question 432735: 2+5+8+..59 arithmetic sequence?
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The common difference is 3


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Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2+5+8+...+59 is not a sequence; it is a series composed of adding up terms. The sequence {2,5,8,...,59} is indeed arithmetic, with common difference 3.
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