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Question 959184: What are the next four terms in the following arithmetic sequence? -7, -2, 3, 8, …
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look at the difference between successive terms.
-2-%28-7%29=-2%2B7=5
3-%28-2%29=3%2B2=5
So add 5 to each previous term to get the next term,
{-7,-2,3,8,13}
Now you find the next 3.