SOLUTION: THE 75TH TERM OF AN ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE IS 301. THE FIRST TERM IS 5. WHAT IS THE COMMON DIFFERENCE??

SOLUTION: THE 75TH TERM OF AN ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE IS 301. THE FIRST TERM IS 5. WHAT IS THE COMMON DIFFERENCE??

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Question 250627: THE 75TH TERM OF AN ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE IS 301. THE FIRST TERM IS 5. WHAT IS THE COMMON DIFFERENCE??
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We have coordinates here: (75, 301) and (1,5).
To find the common difference, we need the slope formula:

Putting in our X,Y coordinates, we get

which is
296/74 = 4.
The common difference is 4.
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