document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=858970>Question 858970</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you explain to them the difference between a sequence and series?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How would you explain what algebraic and geometric sequences are and how to tell the difference between them? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #517459 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=517459\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A series is, informally speaking, the sum of the terms of a sequence. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Successive terms of arithmetic sequences are different by addition or subtractions of the same amount.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Successive terms of geometric  sequences are different by multiplication or division by the same amount. </SPAN>\n" );
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