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What is the common difference of the sequence 8, 4, 0, -4, -16?

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Common difference of an Arithmetic progression can be found out by subtracting the preceding term from that given term.

i.e

  • [tex]common \: \: difference = 4 - 8[/tex]
  • [tex]common \: \: difference = - 4[/tex]

therefore, the common difference of the above Arithmetic progression is -4 .