Question

The third term of an arithmetic profession is 90 and the eleventh is 50.. what is the common difference?

Answer 1

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a3 = a1 + 2 d = 90

a11 = a1 + 10 d = 50
-----------------------subtract
a3-a11 = 0 -8 d = 40
so
d = -5