Write the First Five Terms of the Arithmetic Sequence with the Given

question 130

Multiple Choice

Write the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence with the given term and common difference.
- $a _ { 1 } = \frac { 3 } { 8 } , d = - \frac { 1 } { 8 }$

• A) \(\frac { 3 } { 8 } , \frac { 1 } { 4 } , \frac { 5 } { 8 } , 0 , \frac { 7 } { 8 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 3 } { 8 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 5 } { 8 } , \frac { 3 } { 4 } , \frac { 7 } { 8 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 3 } { 8 } , \frac { 1 } { 4 } , \frac { 1 } { 8 } , 0 , - \frac { 1 } { 8 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 3 } { 8 } , \frac { 3 } { 4 } , \frac { 9 } { 8 } , \frac { 3 } { 2 } , \frac { 15 } { 8 }\)

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