Q6 of 176 Page 9

Which of the following list of numbers form A.R's? If they form an A.P., find the common difference d and also write its next three terms.

- 2, 2, - 2, 2, - 2, ...

We have,


a2 – a1 = 2 – (-2) = 2 + 2 = 4


a3 – a2 = -2 – 2 = -4


a4 – a3 = 2 – (-2) = 2 + 2 = 4


i.e. ak+1 – ak is not same every time.


So, the given list of numbers do not form an AP.


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