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Which of the following is an arithmetic sequence?

enot [183]

Answer:

The third sequence.

Step-by-step explanation:

In an arithmetic sequence, the difference between two consecutive terms is the same.

For each option, find the difference between consecutive terms:

First option:

$4 - 2 = 2$ .
$8 - 4 = 4$ .
$16 - 8 = 8$ .

The differences are not the same. As a result, this option is not an arithmetic sequence.

Second option:

$4 - 12 = -8$ .
$\displaystyle \frac{4}{3} - 4 = -\frac{8}{3}$ .
$\displaystyle \frac{16}{3} - \frac{4}{3} = \frac{12}{3} = 4$ .

The differences are not the same. As a result, this option is not an arithmetic sequence, either.

Third option:

$\displaystyle -\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{2} = -1$ .
$\displaystyle -\frac{3}{2} - \left(-\frac{1}{2}\right) = -\frac{3}{2} + \frac{1}{2} = -1$ .
$\displaystyle -\frac{5}{2} - \left(-\frac{3}{2}\right) = -\frac{5}{2} + \frac{3}{2} = -1$ .

The differences are all $-1$ . As a result, this option is indeed an arithmetic sequence. Its common difference is $(-1)$ .

Fourth option:

$\displaystyle -\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{2} = -1$ .
$\displaystyle \frac{1}{2} - \left(-\frac{1}{2}\right) = \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} = 1$ .
$\displaystyle -\frac{1}{2}\right - \frac{1}{2} = -1$ .

The differences are varying between $1$ and $-1$ . As a result, this option is not an arithmetic sequence.

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kotykmax [81]

Hi!

We can see here that this is a composition question.

And since the composition of g of f of x is x, we can conclude that g(x) is the inverse of f(x) (if you're confused, search up the definition of an inverse function).

To find an inverse function, we can take the f(x) function and change the positions of the x and y variables.

$f(x)=\frac{e^7^x+\sqrt{3}}{2}$