Q. What is the next term of the arithmetic sequence?−8,−3,2,7,12
Identify if arithmetic: Identify if the given sequence is arithmetic.To determine if a sequence is arithmetic, we check if the difference between consecutive terms is constant.
Calculate common difference: Calculate the common difference in the sequence.The difference between the first two terms is −3−(−8)=5.The difference between the next two terms is 2−(−3)=5.Since the difference is the same, the sequence is arithmetic with a common difference of 5.
Find next term: Find the next term in the arithmetic sequence.To find the next term, add the common difference to the last term in the sequence.The last term given is 12, so we calculate 12+5=17.