The first term of a linear sequence is 3 and the 18th term is 31. Find the common difference
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This is all about operations priority! We have to perform the operations in the right order, remembering that parentheses come first, then powers, then multiplications and then additions:
Start with
Perform the operations inside parenthesis first:
Perform the square:
Perform the product:
Perform the sum:
Note: you have an extra parenthesis at the end, and none of the options meets the result. I'm afraid that there's a typo in the question, but this should still give you a valid strategy to solve the actual exercise.