The first term of an arithmetic sequence is -3 and the fifteenth term is 53 what is the common difference of the sequence
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Solution
The 1st term = -3
15th term = 53
15th term = a + d(n-1)
53 = -3 + d(15- 1) [Here n = 15)
53 + 3 = d(14)
14d = 56
d = 4
The common difference is 4.
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