Big Ideas Math Algebra 1, 2015
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6. Arithmetic Sequences
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Exercise 4 Page 214

To find each term of the arithmetic sequence, add the common difference to the previous term.

12, 6, 0

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In an arithmetic sequence, we find each term by adding the common difference to the previous term. In the given sequence, the first term is 18 and the common difference - 6. Therefore, to find the second term, we need to add - 6 to 18.

18+( - 6) âź¶12 We can continue with this pattern to find the third and fourth terms of the sequence. 18+( - 6) âź¶12+( - 6) âź¶6+( - 6) âź¶0 Therefore, the next three terms are 12, 6, and 0.