Given Are the First Three Terms of a Sequence That $10,15,20 , \ldots$

question 99

Multiple Choice

Given are the first three terms of a sequence that is either arithmetic or geometric. If the sequence is arithmetic, find a1
and d. If a sequence is geometric, find a1 and r.
- $10,15,20 , \ldots$

• A) \(\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } = 10 , \mathrm {~d} = 15\)
• B) \(a _ { 1 } = 10 , d = 5\)
• C) \(\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } = 10 , \mathrm {~d} = - 5\)
• D) \(a _ { 1 } = 10 , r = 5\)

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Tariff

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