Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.7 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences - Exercise Set 5.7 - Page 331: 146

Answer

The provided statement is false.

Work Step by Step

The common difference for the arithmetic sequence provided by\[1,-1,-3,-5,\ldots \]is\[2\]. The common difference \[d={{a}_{2}}-{{a}_{1}}\] It is provided that \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{1}}=1 \\ & {{a}_{2}}=-1 \end{align}\] So, \[\begin{align} & d=-1-1 \\ & =-2 \end{align}\] If the series will be \[1,3,5,7,9\ldots \], the common difference is \[2\]. Hence, the provided statement is false, if the series will be \[1,3,5,7,9\ldots \] then the common difference is\[2\].
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