An Arithmetic Sequence Is Given $\{ 9 - 6 n \}$

question 1

Multiple Choice

An arithmetic sequence is given. Find the common difference and write out the first four terms.
- $\{ 9 - 6 n \}$

• A) \(\mathrm { d } = 2 ; 4,6,8,10\)
• B) \(\mathrm { d } = - 6 ; 3 , - 3 , - 9 , - 15\)
• C) \(\mathrm { d } = - 6 ; 3 , - 1 , - 7 , - 13\)
• D) \(d = - 6 ; - 6 , - 12 , - 18 , - 24\)

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