the 5th term of an arithmetic sequence is 38 and 8th term is 62. | (a)- what is the common difference. | (b)- Will the difference between any 2 terms of this sequence be 100? Why?
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a₅=38
a+4 d= 38-----1
a₈=62
a+7 d=62------2
from 2-1
a+7 d=62
-a-4 d=-38
3d=24
d=8
a+7(8)=62
a=6
No the difference between any terms wouldn't be zero
because the common difference is 6 & 100 is not a multiple of 6
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