Show that each of the following sequences is an A.P. Also find the common difference and write 3 more terms in each case.
Show that each of the following sequences is an A.P. Also find the common difference and write 3 more terms in each case.
(i) 3, −1, −5, −9 ...
(ii) −1, 1/4, 3/2, 11/4, ...
(iii) $\sqrt{2}, 3 \sqrt{2}, 5 \sqrt{2}, 7 \sqrt{2}, \ldots$
(iv) 9, 7, 5, 3, ...
(i) We have:
$-1-3=-4$
$-5-(-1)=-4$
$-9-(-5)=-4 \ldots$
Thus, the sequence is an A.P. with the common difference being $-4$.
The next three terms are as follows:
$-9-4=-13$
$-13-4=-17$
$-17-4=-21$
(ii) We have:
$1 / 4-(-1)=5 / 4$
$3 / 2-1 / 4=5 / 4$
$11 / 4-3 / 2=5 / 4$
Thus, the sequence is an A.P. with the common difference being $(5 / 4)$.
The next three terms are as follows:
$11 / 4+5 / 4=16 / 4=4$
$16 / 4+5 / 4=21 / 4$
$21 / 4+5 / 4=26 / 4$
(iii) We have:
$3 \sqrt{2}-\sqrt{2}=2 \sqrt{2}$
$5 \sqrt{2}-3 \sqrt{2}=2 \sqrt{2}$
$7 \sqrt{2}-5 \sqrt{2}=2 \sqrt{2}$
Thus, the sequence is an A.P. with the common difference being $(2 \sqrt{2})$.
The next three terms are as follows:
$7 \sqrt{2}+2 \sqrt{2}=9 \sqrt{2}$
$9 \sqrt{2}+2 \sqrt{2}=11 \sqrt{2}$
$11 \sqrt{2}+2 \sqrt{2}=13 \sqrt{2}$
(vi) We have:
$7-9=-2$
$5-7=-2$
$3-5=-2$
Thus, the sequence is an A.P. with the common difference being $(-2)$.
The next three terms are as follows:
$3-2=1$
$1-2=-1$
$-1-2=-3$